text_original: Perhaps thou wert a priest, — if so, my struggles Are vain, for priestcraft never owns its juggles. Perhaps that very hand, now pinioned flat, Has hob a nobbed with Pharaoh, glass to glass ; Or dropped a halfpenny in Homer's hat ; Or doffed thine own to let Queen Dido pass ; Or held, by Solomon's own invitation, A torch at the great temple's dedication.
text_transcription: PERHAPS THOU WERT A PRIEST IF SO MY STRUGGLES ARE VAIN FOR PRIESTCRAFT NEVER OWNS ITS JUGGLES PERHAPS THAT VERY HAND NOW PINIONED FLAT HAS HOBBERNOBBED WITH PHARAOH GLASS TO GLASS OR DROPPED THE HAPPENING IN HOMER'S HAT OR DOFFED THINE OWN TO LET QUEEN GUIDO PASS OR HELD BY SOLOMON'S OWN INVITATION A TORCH AT THE GREAT TEMPLE STEDICATION
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ðˈaʊ wˈɜːt ɐ pɹˈiːst, — ɪf sˈoʊ, maɪ stɹˈʌɡəlz ɑːɹ vˈeɪn, fɔːɹ pɹˈiːstkɹæft nˈɛvɚɹ ˈoʊnz ɪts dʒˈʌɡəlz. pɚhˈæps ðæt vˈɛɹi hˈænd, nˈaʊ pˈɪniənd flˈæt, hɐz hˈɑːb ɐ nˈɑːbd wɪð fˈɛɹoʊ, ɡlˈæs tə ɡlˈæs ; ɔːɹ dɹˈɑːpt ɐ hˈæfpɛni ɪn hˈoʊmɚz hˈæt ; ɔːɹ dˈɑːft ðaɪn ˈoʊn tə lˈɛt kwˈiːn dˈaɪdoʊ pˈæs ; ɔːɹ hˈɛld, baɪ sˈɑːlɑːmənz ˈoʊn ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən, ɐ tˈɔːɹtʃ æt ðə ɡɹˈeɪt tˈɛmpəlz dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən.