text_original: When matters stood thus poised awhile, And all surroundings shed a smile, The master mason on an eve Homed to his wife and seemed to grieve . . . —"The abbot spoke to me to day: He hangs about the works alway. "He knows the source as well as I Of the new style men magnify.
text_transcription: WHEN MATTERS STOOD THUS POISED A WHILE AND ALL SURROUNDINGS SHED A SMILE THE MASTER MASON ON AN EVE HOME TO HIS WIFE AND SEEMED TO GRIEVE THE ABBELL SPOKE TO ME TO DAY HE HANGS ABOUT THE WORKS ALL AWAY HE KNOWS THE SOURCE AS WELL AS I OF THE NEW STYLE MEN MAGNIFY
phonemes: wˌɛn mˈæɾɚz stˈʊd ðˈʌs pˈɔɪzd ɐwˈaɪl, ænd ˈɔːl sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋz ʃˈɛd ɐ smˈaɪl, ðə mˈæstɚ mˈeɪsən ˌɔn ɐn ˈiːv hˈoʊmd tə hɪz wˈaɪf ænd sˈiːmd tə ɡɹˈiːv . . . —"ðɪ ˈæbət spˈoʊk tə mˌiː tə dˈeɪ: hiː hˈæŋz ɐbˌaʊt ðə wˈɜːks ˈɔlweɪ. "hiː nˈoʊz ðə sˈɔːɹs æz wˈɛl æz aɪ ʌvðə nˈuː stˈaɪl mˈɛn mˈæɡnᵻfˌaɪ.