text_original: From the top the vast prospect northwards, over the rich and sunny plain of Lombardy, with its flitting lights and shades, bounded in the far distance by the snowy wall of the Alps, is a strong contrast to the black scene of desolation immediately surrounding the fortress, and the solemn background southwards of bare mountain peaks. The winter winds rush furiously down the ravines, and over the ridges which divide them.
text_transcription: FROM THE TOP THE VAST PROSPECT NORTHWARDS OVER THE RICH AND SUNNY PLAIN OF LOMBARDY WITH ITS FLITTING LIGHTS AND SHADES BOUNDED IN THE FAR DISTANCE BY THE SNOWY WALL OF THE ALPS IS A STRONG CONTRAST TO THE BLACK SCENE OF DESOLATION IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE FORTRESS AND THE SOLEMN BACKGROUND SOUTHWARDS OF BARE MOUNTAIN PEAKS THE WINTER WINDS RUSH FURIOUSLY DOWN THE RAVINES AND OVER THE RIDGES WHICH DIVIDE THEM
phonemes: fɹʌmðə tˈɑːp ðə vˈæst pɹˈɑːspɛkt nˈɔːɹθwɚdz, ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈɪtʃ ænd sˈʌni plˈeɪn ʌv lˈɑːmbɚdi, wɪð ɪts flˈɪɾɪŋ lˈaɪts ænd ʃˈeɪdz, bˈaʊndᵻd ɪnðə fˈɑːɹ dˈɪstəns baɪ ðə snˈoʊi wˈɔːl ʌvðɪ ˈælps, ɪz ɐ stɹˈɔŋ kˈɑːntɹæst tə ðə blˈæk sˈiːn ʌv dˌɛsəlˈeɪʃən ɪmˈiːdɪətli sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs, ænd ðə sˈɑːləm bˈækɡɹaʊnd sˈaʊθwɚdz ʌv bˈɛɹ mˈaʊntɪn pˈiːks. ðə wˈɪntɚ wˈɪndz ɹˈʌʃ fjˈʊɹɹiəsli dˌaʊn ðə ɹəvˈiːnz, ænd ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈɪdʒᵻz wˌɪtʃ dᵻvˈaɪd ðˌɛm.