text_original: Therefore this portrayal is as true as a list of dates, but it is broadly, humanly true; it is history, but it is history made vivid by the author's dramatic presentation and skillful drawing of character. Even in folk lore and fable there is truth in plenty, and no history can safely overlook them and the facts that they suggest. Emerson says, "The beautiful fables of the Greeks . . . are universal verities."
text_transcription: THEREFORE THIS PORTRAYAL IS AS TRUE AS A LIST OF DATES BUT IT IS BROADLY HUMANLY TRUE IT IS HISTORY BUT IT IS HISTORY MADE VIVID BY THE AUTHOR'S DRAMATIC PRESENTATION AND SKILFUL DRAWING OF CHARACTER EVEN IN FOLK LORE AND FABLE THERE IS TRUTH IN PLENTY AND NO HISTORY CAN SAFELY OVERLOOK THEM AND THE FACTS THAT THEY SUGGEST EMERSON SAYS THE BEAUTIFUL FABLES OF THE GREEKS ARE UNIVERSAL VERITIES
phonemes: ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ðɪs pɔːɹtɹˈeɪəl ɪz æz tɹˈuː æz ɐ lˈɪst ʌv dˈeɪts, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz bɹˈɔːdli, hjˈuːmənli tɹˈuː; ɪɾ ɪz hˈɪstɚɹi, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz hˈɪstɚɹi mˌeɪd vˈɪvɪd baɪ ðɪ ˈɔːθɚz dɹəmˈæɾɪk pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən ænd skˈɪlfəl dɹˈɔːɪŋ ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ. ˈiːvən ɪn fˈoʊk lˈɔːɹ ænd fˈeɪbəl ðɛɹ ɪz tɹˈuːθ ɪn plˈɛnti, ænd nˈoʊ hˈɪstɚɹi kæn sˈeɪfli ˌoʊvɚlˈʊk ðˌɛm ænd ðə fˈækts ðæt ðeɪ sədʒˈɛst. ˈɛmɚsən sˈɛz, "ðə bjˈuːɾifəl fˈeɪbəlz ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːks . . . ɑːɹ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl vˈɛɹᵻɾiz."