text_original: Once only in the year were they allowed, on the anniversary of the de  struction of their temple, to stand awhile within the holy precincts and kiss a fragment of the venerable ruin, and mourn over the hopeless desolation of their land.
text_transcription: ONCE ONLY IN THE YEAR WERE THEY ALLOWED ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THEIR TEMPLE TO STAND AWHILE WITHIN THE HOLY PRECINCTS AND KISS A FRAGMENT OF THE VENERABLE RUIN AND MOURN OVER THE HOPELESS DESOLATION OF THEIR LAND
phonemes: wˈʌns ˈoʊnli ɪnðə jˈɪɹ wɜː ðeɪ ɐlˈaʊd, ɔnðɪ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðə də stɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ðɛɹ tˈɛmpəl, tə stˈænd ɐwˈaɪl wɪðˌɪn ðə hˈoʊli pɹˈiːsɪŋkts ænd kˈɪs ɐ fɹˈæɡmənt ʌvðə vˈɛnɚɹəbəl ɹˈuːɪn, ænd mˈɔːɹn ˌoʊvɚ ðə hˈoʊpləs dˌɛsəlˈeɪʃən ʌv ðɛɹ lˈænd.