text_original: Even in this modest attitude she bore the impress of a strange nature. Her eyes and her long hair were black (a very rare beauty in the North) ; her eyes, raised to heaven, seemed kindled with rapture rather than dimmed by meditation. She seemed a virgin from the shores of Cyprus or the banks of the Tiber, clad in the fauciful disguise of one of Ossian's characters and prostrate before the wooden cross and stone altar of Christ Jesus. Ordener started and almost fell, for he recognized the devotee.
text_transcription: EVEN IN THIS MODEST ATTITUDE SHE BORE THE IMPRESS OF A STRANGE NATURE HER EYES AND HER LONG HAIR WERE BLACK A VERY RARE BEAUTY IN THE NORTH HER EYES RAISED TO HEAVEN SEEMED KINDLED WITH RAPTURE RATHER THAN DIM BY MEDITATION SHE SEEMED DIVERGING FROM THE SHORES OF CYPRUS OR THE BANKS OF THE TIBER CLAD IN THE FANCIFUL DISGUISE OF ONE OF OSIAN'S CHARACTERS AND PROSTRATE BEFORE THE WOODEN CROSS AND STONE ALTAR OF CHRIST JESUS ORDNA STARTED AND ALMOST FELL FOR HE RECOGNIZED THE DEVOTEE
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɪn ðɪs mˈɑːdɪst ˈæɾɪtˌuːd ʃiː bˈɔːɹ ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛs əvə stɹˈeɪndʒ nˈeɪtʃɚ. hɜːɹ ˈaɪz ænd hɜː lˈɔŋ hˈɛɹ wɜː blˈæk (ɐ vˈɛɹi ɹˈɛɹ bjˈuːɾi ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ) ; hɜːɹ ˈaɪz, ɹˈeɪzd tə hˈɛvən, sˈiːmd kˈɪndəld wɪð ɹˈæptʃɚ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn dˈɪmd baɪ mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən. ʃiː sˈiːmd ɐ vˈɜːdʒɪn fɹʌmðə ʃˈɔːɹz ʌv sˈaɪpɹəs ɔːɹ ðə bˈæŋks ʌvðə tˈaɪbɚ, klˈæd ɪnðə fˈɔːsifəl dɪsɡˈaɪz ʌv wˈʌn ʌv ˈɑːʃənz kˈæɹɪktɚz ænd pɹˈɑːstɹeɪt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə wˈʊdən kɹˈɔs ænd stˈoʊn ˈɔltɚɹ ʌv kɹˈaɪst dʒˈiːzəs. ˈɔːɹdənɚ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈɛl, fɔːɹ hiː ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ðə dˌɛvoʊtˈiː.