text_original: How was it spent? and where? and when? This life that went, yet comes again ? Was sleep its world, or death its shore ? I still the silent Past implore. Ah ! never dream had power to show Such vexing glimpse of Long Ago.
text_transcription: HOW WAS IT SPENT AND WHERE AND WHEN THIS LIFE THAT WENT YET COMES AGAIN WAS SLEEP ITS WORLD OR DEATH ITS SHORE I STILL THE SILENT PAST IMPLORE AH NEVER DREAM HAD POWER TO SHOW SUCH VEXING GLIMPSE OF LONG AGO
phonemes: hˌaʊ wʌz ɪt spˈɛnt? ænd wˈɛɹ? ænd wˈɛn? ðɪs lˈaɪf ðæt wˈɛnt, jˈɛt kˈʌmz ɐɡˈɛn ? wʌz slˈiːp ɪts wˈɜːld, ɔːɹ dˈɛθ ɪts ʃˈɔːɹ ? aɪ stˈɪl ðə sˈaɪlənt pˈæst ɪmplˈɔːɹ. ˈɑː ! nˈɛvɚ dɹˈiːm hæd pˈaʊɚ tə ʃˈoʊ sˈʌtʃ vˈɛksɪŋ ɡlˈɪmps ʌv lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ.