text_original: The Greeks, even in their lowest degree of national decadence, were far too intelligent, too ready witted, and too persevering ever to become the mere slaves of an Ottoman ruler.
text_transcription: THE GREEKS EVEN IN THEIR LOWEST DEGREE OF NATIONAL DECADENCE WERE FAR TOO INTELLIGENT TOO READY WITTED AND TOO PERSEVERING EVER TO BECOME THE MERE SLAVES OF AN OTTOMAN RULER
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈiːks, ˈiːvən ɪn ðɛɹ lˈoʊɪst dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv nˈæʃənəl dᵻkˈeɪdəns, wɜː fˈɑːɹ tˈuː ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt, tˈuː ɹˈɛdi wˈɪɾᵻd, ænd tˈuː pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹɪŋ ˈɛvɚ tə bɪkˌʌm ðə mˈɪɹ slˈeɪvz əvən ˈɑːɾəmən ɹˈuːlɚ.