text_original: What people thought of the occurrences of their own day is always interesting, and does much to bring us into the spirit of the times in which they lived. Stray sentences from letters are pictures and chapters of history together. After Cabot returned to England from his discoveries in America, the Venetian ambassador wrote home, "Honors are heaped upon Cabot; he is called Grand Admiral, he is dressed in silk, and the English run after him like madmen."
text_transcription: WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF THE OCCURRENCES OF THEIR OWN DAY IS ALWAYS INTERESTING AND DOES MUCH TO BRING US INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES IN WHICH THEY LIVED STRAIGHT SENTENCES FROM LETTERS ARE PICTURES AND CHAPTERS OF HISTORY TOGETHER AFTER CABBAGE RETURNED TO ENGLAND FROM HIS DISCOVERIES IN AMERICA THE VENETIAN AMBASSADOR WROTE HOME HONORS ARE HEAPED UPON CABBARD HE IS CALLED GRAND ADMIRAL HE IS DRESSED IN SILK AND THE ENGLISH RUN AFTER HIM LIKE MADMEN
phonemes: wˌʌt pˈiːpəl θˈɔːt ʌvðɪ əkˈɜːɹənsᵻz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn dˈeɪ ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ, ænd dˈʌz mˈʌtʃ tə bɹˈɪŋ ˌʌs ˌɪntʊ ðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌvðə tˈaɪmz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ lˈɪvd. stɹˈeɪ sˈɛntənsᵻz fɹʌm lˈɛɾɚz ɑːɹ pˈɪktʃɚz ænd tʃˈæptɚz ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi təɡˈɛðɚ. ˈæftɚ kˈæbɑːt ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd fɹʌm hɪz dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ðə vᵻnˈiːʃən ɐmbˈæsədɚ ɹˈoʊt hˈoʊm, "ˈɑːnɚz ɑːɹ hˈiːpt əpˌɑːn kˈæbɑːt; hiː ɪz kˈɔːld ɡɹˈænd ˈædmɜːɹəl, hiː ɪz dɹˈɛst ɪn sˈɪlk, ænd ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹˈʌn ˈæftɚ hˌɪm lˈaɪk mˈædmɛn."