text_original: They had shown their followers how to meet the ills of life with dignity and calm, and to face death with stern composure, if not with a parade of tragic pride, as if philosophy had robbed their last enemy of his fatal sting.
text_transcription: THEY HAD SHOWN THEIR FOLLOWERS HOW TO MEET THE ILLS OF LIFE WITH DIGNITY AND CALM AND TO FACE DEATH WITH STERN COMPOSURE IF NOT WITH A PARADE OF TRAGIC PRIDE AS IF PHILOSOPHY HAD ROBBED THEIR LAST ENEMY OF HIS FATAL STING
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd ʃˈoʊn ðɛɹ fˈɑːloʊɚz hˌaʊ tə mˈiːt ðɪ ˈɪlz ʌv lˈaɪf wɪð dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd kˈɑːm, ænd tə fˈeɪs dˈɛθ wɪð stˈɜːn kəmpˈoʊʒɚ, ɪf nˌɑːt wɪð ɐ pɚɹˈeɪd ʌv tɹˈædʒɪk pɹˈaɪd, æz ɪf fɪlˈɑːsəfi hæd ɹˈɑːbd ðɛɹ lˈæst ˈɛnəmi ʌv hɪz fˈeɪɾəl stˈɪŋ.