text_original: When they flung their flowers to  gether on the statue of the god, his was the only garland which lighted on the sacred head, and young as he was he took the lead of all the rest, and knew by heart all the hymns to be recited.
text_transcription: WHEN THEY FLUNG THEIR FLOWERS TOGETHER ON THE STATUE OF THE GOD HIS WAS THE ONLY GARLAND WHICH LIGHTED ON THE SACRED HEAD AND YOUNG AS HE WAS HE TOOK THE LEAD OF ALL THE REST AND KNEW BY HEART ALL THE HYMNS TO BE RECITED
phonemes: wˌɛn ðeɪ flˈʌŋ ðɛɹ flˈaʊɚz tə ɡˈɛðɚɹ ɔnðə stˈætʃuː ʌvðə ɡˈɑːd, hɪz wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli ɡˈɑːɹlənd wˌɪtʃ lˈaɪɾᵻd ɔnðə sˈeɪkɹɪd hˈɛd, ænd jˈʌŋ æz hiː wʌz hiː tˈʊk ðə lˈiːd ʌv ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈɛst, ænd nˈuː baɪ hˈɑːɹt ˈɔːl ðə hˈɪmz təbi ɹᵻsˈaɪɾᵻd.