text_original: To argue that he is superior to Demosthenes on the {101} one hand, or to Cicero on the other, is to maintain an argument very much on a par with that which it amused Burke himself to maintain when he contended for the superiority of the "Aeneid" over the "Iliad."
text_transcription: TO ARGUE THAT HE IS SUPERIOR TO DEMOSTHENES ON THE ONE HAND OR TO CICERO ON THE OTHER IS TO MAINTAIN AN ARGUMENT VERY MUCH ON A PAR WITH THAT WHICH IT AMUSED BURKE HIMSELF TO MAINTAIN WHEN HE CONTENDED FOR THE SUPERIORITY OF THE AENEID OVER THE ILIAD
phonemes: tʊ ˈɑːɹɡjuː ðæt hiː ɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ tə dɛmˈoʊsthənˌiːz ɔnðə {wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn} wˈʌn hˈænd, ɔːɹ tə sˈaɪsɹoʊ ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ, ɪz tə meɪntˈeɪn ɐn ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ˌɔn ɐ pˈɑːɹ wɪð ðæt wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɐmjˈuːzd bˈɜːk hɪmsˈɛlf tə meɪntˈeɪn wɛn hiː kəntˈɛndᵻd fɚðə suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə "ˈiːneɪd" ˈoʊvɚ ðə "ˈɪlɪˌæd."