text_original: We may track the course of the invading legions by the inscriptions graven by pious fingers to the memory of the comrades who had fallen ; and the cun  ning hands of artists have bodied forth to fancy in a thousand varied forms scene after scene in the progress of the conquering armies.
text_transcription: WE MAY TRACK THE COURSE OF THE INVADING LEGIONS BY THE INSCRIPTIONS GRAVEN BY PIOUS FINGERS TO THE MEMORY OF THE COMRADES WHO HAD FALLEN AND THE CUNNING HANDS OF ARTISTS WHO BODIED FORTH TO FANCY IN A THOUSAND VARIED FORMS SCENE AFTER SCENE IN THE PROGRESS OF THE CONQUERING ARMIES
phonemes: wiː mˈeɪ tɹˈæk ðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðɪ ɪnvˈeɪdɪŋ lˈiːdʒənz baɪ ðɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz ɡɹˈeɪvən baɪ pˈaɪəs fˈɪŋɡɚz tə ðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌvðə kˈɑːmɹædz hˌuː hæd fˈɔːlən ; ænd ðə kˈʌn nˈɪŋ hˈændz ʌv ˈɑːɹɾɪsts hæv bˈɑːdid fˈɔːɹθ tə fˈænsi ɪn ɐ θˈaʊzənd vˈɛɹid fˈɔːɹmz sˈiːn ˈæftɚ sˈiːn ɪnðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌvðə kˈɑːŋkɚɹɪŋ ˈɑːɹmiz.