text_original: It is true that the mere name of the much dreaded Ralph sufficed to give an alarming character to a region wild in itself. But after all, a memory is not so much to be feared as a spirit; and no fisher, belated in rough weather, and mooring his bark in Ralph's creek, had ever seen the will o' the wisp sport and dance upon the summit of a rock, or a fairy ride through the heather in her phos  phorescent car drawn by glow worms, or a saint ascend toward the moon, after his prayers were said.
text_transcription: IT IS TRUE THAT THE MERE NAME OF THE MUCH DREADED RALPH SUFFICED TO GIVE AN ALARMING CHARACTER TO A REGION WILD IN ITSELF BUT AFTER ALL A MEMORY IS NOT SO MUCH TO BE FEARED AS A SPIRIT AND NO FISHER BELATED IN ROUGH WEATHER AND MOORING HIS BARK IN RALPH'S CREEK HAD EVER SEEN THE WILL OF THE WISP SPORT AND DANCE UPON THE SUMMIT OF A ROCK OR A FAIRY RIDE THROUGH THE HEATHER IN HER PHOSPHORESCENT CAR DRAWN BY GLOW WORMS OR A SANE DESCENT TOWARD THE MOON AFTER HIS PRAYERS WAS FED
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː ðætðə mˈɪɹ nˈeɪm ʌvðə mˈʌtʃ dɹˈɛdᵻd ɹˈælf səfˈaɪst tə ɡˈɪv ɐn ɐlˈɑːɹmɪŋ kˈæɹɪktɚ tʊ ɐ ɹˈiːdʒən wˈaɪld ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf. bˌʌt ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl, ɐ mˈɛmɚɹi ɪz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ təbi fˈɪɹd æz ɐ spˈɪɹɪt; ænd nˈoʊ fˈɪʃɚ, bᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɹˈʌf wˈɛðɚ, ænd mˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz bˈɑːɹk ɪn ɹˈælfz kɹˈiːk, hæd ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn ðə wɪl ˈoʊ ðə wˈɪsp spˈɔːɹt ænd dˈæns əpˌɑːn ðə sˈʌmɪt əvɚ ɹˈɑːk, ɔːɹ ɐ fˈɛɹi ɹˈaɪd θɹuː ðə hˈɛðɚɹ ɪn hɜː fˈoʊz fɚɹˈɛsənt kˈɑːɹ dɹˈɔːn baɪ ɡlˈoʊ wˈɜːmz, ɔːɹ ɐ sˈeɪnt ɐsˈɛnd təwˈɔːɹd ðə mˈuːn, ˈæftɚ hɪz pɹˈɛɹz wɜː sˈɛd.