text_original: There it lay, and bred reptiles and miasmas to sting and poison the guilty inhabitants of this great land; and never since have we been permitted to reach an enthusiasm in favor of any great principle; for history has no record of a great act so thoroughly di  vested of all greatness by the meanness of the motive, as is our "Act of Emancipation."
text_transcription: THERE IT LAY AND BRED REPTILES AND MIASMAS TO STING AND POISON THE GUILTY INHABITANTS OF THIS GREAT LAND AND NEVER SINCE HAVE WE BEEN PERMITTED TO REACH AN ENTHUSIASM IN FAVOUR OF ANY GREAT PRINCIPLE FOR HISTORY HAS NO RECORD OF A GREAT ACT SO THOROUGHLY DIVESTED OF ALL GREATNESS BY THE MEANNESS OF THE MOTIVE AS OUR ACT OF EMANCIPATION
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪt lˈeɪ, ænd bɹˈɛd ɹˈɛptaɪlz ænd maɪˈæzməz tə stˈɪŋ ænd pˈɔɪzən ðə ɡˈɪlti ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌv ðɪs ɡɹˈeɪt lˈænd; ænd nˈɛvɚ sˈɪns hæv wiː bˌɪn pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə ɹˈiːtʃ ɐn ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv ˌɛni ɡɹˈeɪt pɹˈɪnsɪpəl; fɔːɹ hˈɪstɚɹi hɐz nˈoʊ ɹˈɛkɚd əvə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈækt sˌoʊ θˈʌɹoʊli di vˈɛstᵻd ʌv ˈɔːl ɡɹˈeɪtnəs baɪ ðə mˈiːnnəs ʌvðə mˈoʊɾɪv, ˌæzˌɪz ˌaʊɚ "ˈækt ʌv ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən."