text_original: THE ROMAN GRAVEMOUNDS BY Rome's dim relics there walks a man, Eyes bent; and he carries a basket and spade; I guess what impels him to scrape and scan; Yea, his dreams of that Empire long decayed.
text_transcription: THE ROMAN GRAVE MOUNDS BY ROME'S DIM RELICS THERE WALKS A MAN EYES BENT AND HE CARRIES A BASKET AND SPADE I GUESS WHAT IMPELS HIM TO SCRAPE AND SCAN YEA HIS DREAMS OF THAT EMPIRE LONG DECAYED
phonemes: ðə ɹˈoʊmən ɡɹˈeɪvmaʊndz baɪ ɹˈoʊmz dˈɪm ɹˈɛlɪks ðɛɹ wˈɔːks ɐ mˈæn, ˈaɪz bˈɛnt; ænd hiː kˈæɹiz ɐ bˈæskɪt ænd spˈeɪd; aɪ ɡˈɛs wʌt ɪmpˈɛlz hˌɪm tə skɹˈeɪp ænd skˈæn; jˈeɪ, hɪz dɹˈiːmz ʌv ðæt ˈɛmpaɪɚ lˈɔŋ dᵻkˈeɪd.