text_original: —As none could doubt the abbot's word, Or question what the church averred, The mason was at length believed Of no more count than he conceived, And soon began to lose the fame That late had gathered round his name . . . —Time passed, and like a living thing The pile went on embodying, And workmen died, and young ones grew, And the old mason sank from view And Abbots Wygmore and Staunton went And Horton sped the embellishment.
text_transcription: AS NONE COULD DOUBT THE ABBOT'S WORD OR QUESTION WHAT THE CHURCH AVERRED THE MASON WAS AT LENGTH BELIEVED OF NO MORE COUNT THAN HE CONCEIVED AND SOON BEGAN TO LOSE THE FAME THAT LATE HAD GATHERED ROUND HIS NAME TIME PASSED AND LIKE A LIVING THING THE PILE WENT ON EMBODYING AND WORKMEN DIED AND YOUNG ONES GREW AND THE OLD MASON SANK FROM VIEW AND EBBOTT SW WIGMORE AND STAUNTON WENT AND HAUGHTON SPED THE EMBELLISHMENT
phonemes: —æz nˈʌn kʊd dˈaʊt ðɪ ˈæbəts wˈɜːd, ɔːɹ kwˈɛstʃən wʌt ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɐvˈɜːd, ðə mˈeɪsən wʌz æt lˈɛŋθ bᵻlˈiːvd ʌv nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ kˈaʊnt ðɐn hiː kənsˈiːvd, ænd sˈuːn bɪɡˈæn tə lˈuːz ðə fˈeɪm ðæt lˈeɪt hæd ɡˈæðɚd ɹˈaʊnd hɪz nˈeɪm . . . —tˈaɪm pˈæst, ænd lˈaɪk ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ θˈɪŋ ðə pˈaɪl wɛnt ˌɔn ɛmbˈɑːdiɪŋ, ænd wˈɜːkmɛn dˈaɪd, ænd jˈʌŋ wˈʌnz ɡɹˈuː, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈeɪsən sˈæŋk fɹʌm vjˈuː ænd ˈæbəts wˈɪɡmɔːɹ ænd stˈɔːntən wɛnt ænd hˈɔːɹtən spˈɛd ðɪ ɛmbˈɛlɪʃmənt.