text_original: He swore to press on west  ward until he could feed his horse on the altar of St. Peter in the heart of Kome itself. Constantinople was Fir.st Tmk  besieged and Christendom trembled, until a sudden cJiistanti  diversion was created by a new horde of barbarians and ""p^*^ the attackers became the attacked.
text_transcription: HE SWORE TO PRESS ON WESTWARD UNTIL HE COULD FEED HIS HORSE ON THE ALTAR OF SAINT PETER IN THE HEART OF ROME ITSELF CONSTANTINOPLE WAS BESIEGED AND CHRISTENDOM TREMBLED UNTIL A SUDDEN DIVERSION WAS CREATED BY A NEW HORDE OF BARBARIANS AND THE ATTACKERS BECAME THE ATTACKED
phonemes: hiː swˈɔːɹ tə pɹˈɛs ˌɔn wˈɛst wˈɔːɹd ʌntˈɪl hiː kʊd fˈiːd hɪz hˈɔːɹs ɔnðɪ ˈɔltɚɹ ʌv sənt. pˈiːɾɚɹ ɪnðə hˈɑːɹt ʌv kˈoʊm ɪtsˈɛlf. kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl wʌz fˈɜː.sənt tˌiːˌɛmkˈeɪ bᵻsˈiːdʒd ænd kɹˈɪsəndəm tɹˈɛmbəld, ʌntˈɪl ɐ sˈʌdən sˈiː dʒˈɪɪstˌænti daɪvˈɜːʒən wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ nˈuː hˈɔːɹd ʌv bɑːɹbˈɛɹiənz ænd ""pˈiː ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðɪ ɐtˈækɚz bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ɐtˈækt.