text_original: We may reject, if we will, the whole 1707 24 OHHONICLE AND LEGEND. 159 Homeric story as mere legend and fable, but we have none the less to acknowledge that a history of the Hellenic race constructed without any reference to the traditions and beliefs which these poems illustrate would leave us very imperfectly informed as to the growth and character of the people for whom the Parthenon was built and the plays of Sophocles were written.
text_transcription: WE MAY REJECT IF WE WILL THE WHOLE HOMERIC STORY AS MERE LEGEND AND FABLE BUT WE HAVE NONE THE LESS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A HISTORY OF THE HELLENIC RACE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO THE TRADITIONS AND BELIEFS WHICH THESE POEMS ILLUSTRATE WOULD LEAVE US VERY IMPERFECTLY INFORMED AS TO THE GROWTH AND CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE PARTHENON WAS BUILT AND THE PLAYS OF SOPHOCLES WERE WRITTEN
phonemes: wiː mˈeɪ ɹᵻdʒˈɛkt, ɪf wiː wˈɪl, ðə hˈoʊl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ˈoʊhənˌɪkəl ænd lˈɛdʒənd. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn hoʊmˈɛɹɪk stˈɔːɹi æz mˈɪɹ lˈɛdʒənd ænd fˈeɪbəl, bˌʌt wiː hæv nˈʌn ðə lˈɛs tʊ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ ðˌæɾə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə hɛlˈɛnɪk ɹˈeɪs kənstɹˈʌktᵻd wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənz ænd bᵻlˈiːfs wˌɪtʃ ðiːz pˈoʊᵻmz ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt wʊd lˈiːv ˌʌs vˈɛɹi ɪmpˈɜːfɛktli ɪnfˈɔːɹmd æz tə ðə ɡɹˈoʊθ ænd kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə pˈiːpəl fɔːɹ hˈuːm ðə pˈɑːɹθɛnən wʌz bˈɪlt ænd ðə plˈeɪz ʌv sˈɑːfɑːkəlz wɜː ɹˈɪʔn̩.