text_original: With them he learned to make the stated round in public through the city with the shields which fell of yore from heaven, to join in the old dances and the venerable litany, to which, among much that had almost lost its meaning to their ears, new lines were added now and then, in honour of the rulers lately deified.
text_transcription: WITH THEM HE LEARNED TO MAKE THE STATED ROUND IN PUBLIC THROUGH THE CITY WITH THE SHIELDS WHICH FELL OF YORE FROM HEAVEN TO JOIN IN THE OLD DANCES AND THE VENERABLE LITANY TO WHICH AMONG MUCH THAT HAD ALMOST LOST ITS MEANING TO THEIR EARS NEW LINES WERE ADDED NOW AND THEN IN THE HONOR OF THE RULERS LATELY DEIFIED
phonemes: wɪð ðˌɛm hiː lˈɜːnd tə mˌeɪk ðə stˈeɪɾᵻd ɹˈaʊnd ɪn pˈʌblɪk θɹuː ðə sˈɪɾi wɪððə ʃˈiːldz wˌɪtʃ fˈɛl ʌv jˈɔːɹ fɹʌm hˈɛvən, tə dʒˈɔɪn ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld dˈænsᵻz ænd ðə vˈɛnɚɹəbəl lˈɪtəni, tə wˈɪtʃ, ɐmˌʌŋ mˈʌtʃ ðæt hæd ˈɔːlmoʊst lˈɔst ɪts mˈiːnɪŋ tə ðɛɹ ˈɪɹz, nˈuː lˈaɪnz wɜːɹ ˈædᵻd nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn, ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈuːlɚz lˈeɪtli dˈiːᵻfˌaɪd.