text_original: 'What steel! alack, what steel!' Such were the bewildered cries the citizens raised. The firmness of manhood and of youth gave way at sight of the steel; and the steel paralyzed the wisdom of gray  beards.
text_transcription: WHAT STEEL ALACK WHAT STEEL SUCH WERE THE BEWILDERED CRIES THE CITIZENS RAISED THE FIRMNESS OF MANHOOD AND OF YOUTH GAVE WAY AT SIGHT OF THE STEEL AND THE STEEL PARALYZED THE WISDOM OF GRABEARDS
phonemes: wˌʌt stˈiːl! ɐlˈæk, wˌʌt stˈiːl!sˈʌtʃ wɜː ðə bᵻwˈɪldɚd kɹˈaɪz ðə sˈɪɾɪzənz ɹˈeɪzd. ðə fˈɜːmnəs ʌv mˈænhʊd ænd ʌv jˈuːθ ɡˈeɪv wˈeɪ æt sˈaɪt ʌvðə stˈiːl; ænd ðə stˈiːl pˈæɹəlˌaɪzd ðə wˈɪzdəm ʌv ɡɹˈeɪ bˈɪɹdz.