text_original: To understand the cause of this expedition, so remote from the usual orbit of the Frankish king, we must glance for a moment at the condition of the Mohammedan world, and must leave the marshes and forests of Saxon land for the desert  girdled gardens of the oldest of cities, Damascus.
text_transcription: TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS EXPEDITION SO REMOTE FROM THE USUAL ORBIT OF THE FRANKISH KING WE MUST GLANCE FOR A MOMENT AT THE CONDITION OF THE MOHAMMEDAN WORLD AND MUST LEAVE THE MARSHES AND FORESTS OF SAXON LAND FOR THE DESERT GIRDLED GARDENS OF THE OLDEST OF CITIES DAMASCUS
phonemes: tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə kˈɔːz ʌv ðɪs ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən, sˌoʊ ɹᵻmˈoʊt fɹʌmðə jˈuːʒuːəl ˈɔːɹbɪt ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋ, wiː mˈʌst ɡlˈæns fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt æt ðə kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðə moʊhˈæmɪdən wˈɜːld, ænd mˈʌst lˈiːv ðə mˈɑːɹʃᵻz ænd fˈɔːɹɪsts ʌv sˈæksən lˈænd fɚðə dˈɛzɚt ɡˈɜːdəld ɡˈɑːɹdənz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ʌv sˈɪɾiz, dɐmˈæskəs.