text_original: Up to that time portrait painting had seemed as inaccessible as the moon — a sublimity I no more thought of reaching than a star; but when I saw a portrait on the easel, a palette of paints and.
text_transcription: UP TO THAT TIME PORTRAIT PAINTING HAD SEEMED AS INACCESSIBLE AS THE MOON A SUBLIMITY I NO MORE THOUGHT OF REACHING THAN A STAR BUT WHEN I SAW A PORTRAIT ON THE EASEL A PALLET OF PAINTS AND
phonemes: ˌʌp tə ðæt tˈaɪm pˈɔːɹtɹɪt pˈeɪntɪŋ hæd sˈiːmd æz ɪnæksˈɛsəbəl æz ðə mˈuːn — ɐ sʌblˈɪmᵻɾi aɪ nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ θˈɔːt ʌv ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðˌænə stˈɑːɹ; bˌʌt wɛn aɪ sˈɔː ɐ pˈɔːɹtɹɪt ɔnðɪ ˈiːzəl, ɐ pˈælət ʌv pˈeɪnts ænd.