text_original: The two strands of life ran across the web of London, the strand of Johnson iron gray, the strand of Garrick gleaming gold. Through long years Johnson hid in dingy courts and alleys, ill clothed, ill fed, an uncouth Apollo in the service of Admetus Cave and his kind, while the marvellous actor was climbing daily higher and higher on the ladder of an actor's fame, the friend of the wealthy, the favored of the great, the admired, the applauded, the well beloved.
text_transcription: THE TWO STRANDS OF LIFE RAN ACROSS THE WEB OF LONDON THE STRAND OF JOHNSON IRON GRAY THE STRAND OF GARRICK GLEAMING GOLD THROUGH LONG YEARS JOHNSON HID IN DINGY COURTS AND ALLEYS ILL CLOTHED ILL FED AND UNCOUTH APOLLO IN THE SERVICE OF ADEMETUS CAVE AND HIS KIND WHILE THE MARVELOUS ACTOR WAS CLIMBING DAILY HIGHER AND HIGHER ON THE LADDER OF AN ACTOR'S FAME THE FRIEND OF THE WEALTHY THE FAVORITE OF THE GREAT THE ADMIRED THE APPLAUDED THE WELL BELOVED
phonemes: ðə tˈuː stɹˈændz ʌv lˈaɪf ɹˈæn əkɹˌɑːs ðə wˈɛb ʌv lˈʌndən, ðə stɹˈænd ʌv dʒˈɑːnsən ˈaɪɚn ɡɹˈeɪ, ðə stɹˈænd ʌv ɡˈæɹɪk ɡlˈiːmɪŋ ɡˈoʊld. θɹuː lˈɔŋ jˈɪɹz dʒˈɑːnsən hˈɪd ɪn dˈɪndʒi kˈɔːɹts ænd ˈælɪz, ˈɪl klˈoʊðd, ˈɪl fˈɛd, ɐn ʌŋkˈuːθ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪnðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌv ɐdmˈɛɾəs kˈeɪv ænd hɪz kˈaɪnd, wˌaɪl ðə mˈɑːɹvələs ˈæktɚ wʌz klˈaɪmɪŋ dˈeɪli hˈaɪɚ ænd hˈaɪɚɹ ɔnðə lˈædɚɹ əvən ˈæktɚz fˈeɪm, ðə fɹˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɛlθi, ðə fˈeɪvɚd ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt, ðɪ ɐdmˈaɪɚd, ðɪ ɐplˈɔːdᵻd, ðə wˈɛl bᵻlˈʌvd.