text_original: Heresy was, indeed, a sort of witchcraft, a spell wasting the souls of men before the fires of Hell, even as the grosser witches knew how to make men's bodies melt and wane. It is difficult now to place ourselves THE SORBONNE. 149 in this attitude; yet, unless we do so, we can never understand the lesson of the past. When the King heard of the Virgin's mutilated image, he burst, as I have said, into tears.
text_transcription: HERESY WAS INDEED A SORT OF WITCHCRAFT A SPELL WASTING THE SOULS OF MEN BEFORE THE FIRES OF HELL EVEN AS THE GROCER WITCHES KNEW HOW TO MAKE MEN'S BODIES MELT AND WANE IT IS DIFFICULT NOW TO PLACE OURSELVES IN THIS ATTITUDE YET UNLESS WE DO SO WE CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND THE LESSON OF THE PAST WHEN THE KING HEARD OF THE VIRGIN'S MUTILATED IMAGE HE BURST AS I HAVE SAID INTO TEARS
phonemes: hˈɛɹəsi wʌz, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv wˈɪtʃkɹæft, ɐ spˈɛl wˈeɪstɪŋ ðə sˈoʊlz ʌv mˈɛn bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə fˈaɪɚz ʌv hˈɛl, ˈiːvən æz ðə ɡɹˈoʊsɚ wˈɪtʃᵻz nˈuː hˌaʊ tə mˌeɪk mˈɛnz bˈɑːdiz mˈɛlt ænd wˈeɪn. ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt nˈaʊ tə plˈeɪs aʊɚsˈɛlvz ðə sˈɔːɹbɑːn. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi nˈaɪn ɪn ðɪs ˈæɾɪtˌuːd; jˈɛt, ʌnlˈɛs wiː dˈuː soʊ, wiː kæn nˈɛvɚɹ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə lˈɛsən ʌvðə pˈæst. wˌɛn ðə kˈɪŋ hˈɜːd ʌvðə vˈɜːdʒɪnz mjˈuːɾᵻlˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɪmɪdʒ, hiː bˈɜːst, æz aɪ hæv sˈɛd, ˌɪntʊ tˈɪɹz.