text_original: If the great Oriental scholar who adorned the age had been more fortunate in his studies, if Sir William Jones had chanced to make acquaintance with a Persian poet who has since become very famous among Englishmen, he would have found in the quatrains of Omar Khayyam the very verses to please the minds and to interpret the desires of the majority of the statesmen, soldiers, divines, lawyers, and fine gentlemen of the day.
text_transcription: IF THE GREAT ORIENTAL SCHOLAR WHO ADORNED THE AGE HAD BEEN MORE FORTUNATE IN HIS STUDIES IF SIR WILLIAM JONES HAD CHANCED TO MAKE ACQUAINTANCE WITH A PERSIAN POET WHO HAS SINCE BECOME VERY FAMOUS AMONG ENGLISHMEN HE WOULD HAVE FOUND IN THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYAM THE VERY VERSES TO PLEASE THE MINDS AND TO INTERPRET THE DESIRES OF THE MAJORITY OF THE STATESMEN SOLDIERS DIVINES LAWYERS AND FINE GENTLEMEN OF THE DAY
phonemes: ɪf ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl skˈɑːlɚ hˌuː ɐdˈɔːɹnd ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ hɐdbɪn mˈɔːɹ fˈɔːɹtʃənət ɪn hɪz stˈʌdiz, ɪf sˌɜː wˈɪljəm dʒˈoʊnz hæd tʃˈænst tə mˌeɪk ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪð ɐ pˈɜːʒən pˈoʊɪt hˌuː hɐz sˈɪns bɪkˌʌm vˈɛɹi fˈeɪməs ɐmˌʌŋ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmˌɛn, hiː wʊdhɐv fˈaʊnd ɪnðə kwˈætɹeɪnz ʌv ˈoʊmɑːɹ kˈɑːjjæm ðə vˈɛɹi vˈɜːsᵻz tə plˈiːz ðə mˈaɪndz ænd tʊ ɪntˈɜːpɹɪt ðə dɪzˈaɪɚz ʌvðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə stˈeɪtsmɛn, sˈoʊldʒɚz, dᵻvˈaɪnz, lˈɔɪɚz, ænd fˈaɪn dʒˈɛntəlmən ʌvðə dˈeɪ.