text_original: It had been originally, indeed, reformed by German emperors, but they had in so doing forged a weapon which was to be turned with fatal efiect against their successors. With Digitized by VjOOQIC 220 HiLDEBRAND Henry III. the days had passed away when men could look to the emperor as the leader with the pope — per  haps rather than the pope — of all religious movements.
text_transcription: IT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY INDEED REFORMED BY GERMAN EMPERORS BUT THEY HAD IN SO DOING FORGED A WEAPON WHICH WAS TO BE TURNED WITH FATAL EFFECT AGAINST THEIR SUCCESSORS WITH HENRY THE THIRD THE DAYS HAD PASSED AWAY WHEN MEN COULD LOOK TO THE EMPEROR AS THE LEADER WITH THE POPE PERHAPS RATHER THAN THE POPE OF ALL RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
phonemes: ɪt hɐdbɪn ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmd baɪ dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpɚɹɚz, bˌʌt ðeɪ hæd ɪn sˌoʊ dˌuːɪŋ fˈɔːɹdʒd ɐ wˈɛpən wˌɪtʃ wʌz təbi tˈɜːnd wɪð fˈeɪɾəl ˈɛfaɪkt ɐɡˈɛnst ðɛɹ səksˈɛsɚz. wɪð dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti hˈaɪ ˈɛldˈɛbɹænd hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː. ðə dˈeɪz hæd pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ wɛn mˈɛn kʊd lˈʊk tə ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ æz ðə lˈiːdɚ wɪððə pˈoʊp — pɜː hˈæps ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə pˈoʊp — ʌv ˈɔːl ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs mˈuːvmənts.