text_original: He helped also to degrade that muse by leading it astray from worthier themes to waste its melody and pathos in the uncongenial attempt to throw a halo of heroic legend round the cradle of the Julian line.
text_transcription: HE HELPED ALSO TO DEGRADE THAT MUSE BY LEADING IT ASTRAY FROM WORTHIER THEMES TO WASTE ITS MELODY AND PATHOS IN THE UNCONGENIAL ATTEMPT TO THROW A HALO OF HEROIC LEGEND ROUND THE CRADLE OF THE JULIAN LINE
phonemes: hiː hˈɛlpt ˈɔːlsoʊ tə dᵻɡɹˈeɪd ðæt mjˈuːz baɪ lˈiːdɪŋ ɪɾ ɐstɹˈeɪ fɹʌm wˈɜːðiɚ θˈiːmz tə wˈeɪst ɪts mˈɛlədi ænd pˈeɪθɑːs ɪnðɪ ʌŋkəndʒˈiːnɪəl ɐtˈɛmpt tə θɹˈoʊ ɐ hˈeɪloʊ ʌv hɪɹˈoʊɪk lˈɛdʒənd ɹˈaʊnd ðə kɹˈeɪdəl ʌvðə dʒˈuːliən lˈaɪn.