text_original: He swept away with an unsparing hand the abuses of the past, and insisted on the austere discipline of ancient days, putting down with peremptory sternness the luxurious arrangements of the camp, which even in Germany endangered the soldier's manliness and self control, and still more in Syria, where the wanton Antioch, hot bed of licence as it was, spread far around it the contagion of its dissolute and unruly temper.
text_transcription: HE SWEPT AWAY WITH AN UNSPARING HAND THE ABUSES OF THE PAST AND INSISTED ON THE AUSTERE DISCIPLINE OF ANCIENT DAYS PUTTING DOWN WITH PEREMPTORY STERNNESS THE LUXURIOUS ARRANGEMENTS OF THE CAMP WHICH EVEN IN GERMANY ENDANGERED THE SOLDIER'S MANLINESS AND SELF CONTROL AND STILL MORE IN SYRIA WHERE THE WANTON ANTIOCH HOT BED OF LICENSE AS IT WAS SPREAD FAR AROUND IT THE CONTAGION OF ITS DISSOLUTE AND UNRULY TEMPER
phonemes: hiː swˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ wɪð ɐn ʌnspˈɛɹɪŋ hˈænd ðɪ ɐbjˈuːsᵻz ʌvðə pˈæst, ænd ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ɔnðɪ ɔːstˈɪɹ dˈɪsɪplˌɪn ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt dˈeɪz, pˈʊɾɪŋ dˌaʊn wɪð pɚɹˈɛmptɚɹi stˈɜːnnəs ðə lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹiəs ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts ʌvðə kˈæmp, wˌɪtʃ ˈiːvən ɪn dʒˈɜːməni ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz mˈænlinəs ænd sˈɛlf kəntɹˈoʊl, ænd stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ ɪn sˈɪɹiə, wˌɛɹ ðə wˈɔntən ˈæntiːˌɑːk, hˈɑːt bˈɛd ʌv lˈaɪsəns æz ɪt wˈʌz, spɹˈɛd fˈɑːɹ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪt ðə kəntˈeɪdʒən ʌv ɪts dˈɪsəlˌuːt ænd ʌnɹˈuːli tˈɛmpɚ.