text_original: Even when they seemed to yield they only changed their language and their symbols, and noiselessly maintained their ground in the service of devotional art. A, H, Q 226 The Earlier Empire, For when the final struggle came the religions of paganism died hard.
text_transcription: EVEN WHEN THEY SEEMED TO YIELD THEY ONLY CHANGED THEIR LANGUAGE AND THEIR SYMBOLS AND NOISELESSLY MAINTAINED THEIR GROUND IN THE SERVICE OF DEVOTIONAL ART FOR WHEN THE FINAL STRUGGLE CAME THE RELIGIONS OF PAGANISM DIED HARD
phonemes: ˈiːvən wɛn ðeɪ sˈiːmd tə jˈiːld ðeɪ ˈoʊnli tʃˈeɪndʒd ðɛɹ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd ðɛɹ sˈɪmbəlz, ænd nˈɔɪzləsli meɪntˈeɪnd ðɛɹ ɡɹˈaʊnd ɪnðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌv dɪvˈoʊʃənəl ˈɑːɹt. ˈeɪ, ˈeɪtʃ, kjˈuː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, fɔːɹ wɛn ðə fˈaɪnəl stɹˈʌɡəl kˈeɪm ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒənz ʌv pˈeɪɡənˌɪzəm dˈaɪd hˈɑːɹd.