text_original: To us of the present time, who have seen whole schools of English writers devoting themselves to the revival of Welsh legend and romance, it seems strange and hard to understand how the varied English literature of Queen Anne's era should have failed to find any interest in the history, the traditions, and the characteristics of Wales.
text_transcription: TO US OF THE PRESENT TIME WE HAVE SEEN WHOLE SCHOOLS OF ENGLISH WRITERS DEVOTING THEMSELVES TO THE REVIVAL OF WELSH LEGEND AND ROMANCE IT SEEMS STRANGE AND HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE VARIED ENGLISH LITERATURE OF QUEEN ANNE'S ERA SHOULD HAVE FAILED TO FIND ANY INTEREST IN THE HISTORY THE TRADITIONS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WALES
phonemes: tʊ ˌʌs ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt tˈaɪm, hˌuː hæv sˈiːn hˈoʊl skˈuːlz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹˈaɪɾɚz dɪvˈoʊɾɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə ðə ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl ʌv wˈɛlʃ lˈɛdʒənd ænd ɹoʊmˈæns, ɪt sˈiːmz stɹˈeɪndʒ ænd hˈɑːɹd tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd hˌaʊ ðə vˈɛɹid ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv kwˈiːn ˈænz ˈiəɹə ʃˌʊdəv fˈeɪld tə fˈaɪnd ˌɛni ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi, ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənz, ænd ðə kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌv wˈeɪlz.