text_original: Within their walls deeds were perhaps done far worthier of repeti  tion than all the stories which are written now ; but time passed ; the eyes which witnessed them are closed ; the tradition of them died with the lapse of years, like a fire which is not fed ; and when that is lost, who can read the secret of the ages
text_transcription: WITHIN THEIR WALLS DEEDS WERE PERHAPS DONE FAR WORTHIER FOR PETITION THAN ALL THE STORIES WHICH ARE WRITTEN NOW BUT TIME PASSED THE EYES WHICH WITNESSED THEM ARE CLOSED THE TRADITION OF THEM DIED WITH THE LAPSE OF YEARS LIKE A FIRE WHICH IS NOT FED AND WHEN THAT IS LOST WHO CAN READ THE SECRET OF THE AGES
phonemes: wɪðˌɪn ðɛɹ wˈɔːlz dˈiːdz wɜː pɚhˈæps dˈʌn fˈɑːɹ wˈɜːðiɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻpˈɛɾi tɪˈɑːn ðɐn ˈɔːl ðə stˈɔːɹiz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ɹˈɪʔn̩ nˈaʊ ; bˌʌt tˈaɪm pˈæst ; ðɪ ˈaɪz wˌɪtʃ wˈɪtnəst ðˌɛm ɑːɹ klˈoʊzd ; ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv ðˌɛm dˈaɪd wɪððə lˈæps ʌv jˈɪɹz, lˈaɪk ɐ fˈaɪɚ wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt fˈɛd ; ænd wɛn ðæt ɪz lˈɔst, hˌuː kæn ɹˈiːd ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒᵻz