text_original: Thus did Gregory read his commission. It was not the habit of men in that age to look very far ahead and speculate about the remote consequences of their acts : what they believed to be right, or good, or desirable, this they commonly pursued with simple faith and eagerness.
text_transcription: THUS DID GREGORY READ HIS COMMISSION IT WAS NOT THE HABIT OF MEN IN THAT AGE TO LOOK VERY FAR AHEAD AND SPECULATE ABOUT THE REMOTE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTS WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE RIGHT OR GOOD OR DESIRABLE THIS THEY COMMONLY PURSUED WITH SIMPLE FAITH AND EAGERNESS
phonemes: ðˈʌs dˈɪd ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ɹˈiːd hɪz kəmˈɪʃən. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ðə hˈæbɪt ʌv mˈɛn ɪn ðæt ˈeɪdʒ tə lˈʊk vˈɛɹi fˈɑːɹ ɐhˈɛd ænd spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪt ɐbˌaʊt ðə ɹᵻmˈoʊt kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈækts : wˌʌt ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd təbi ɹˈaɪt, ɔːɹ ɡˈʊd, ɔːɹ dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl, ðɪs ðeɪ kˈɑːmənli pɚsˈuːd wɪð sˈɪmpəl fˈeɪθ ænd ˈiːɡɚnəs.