text_original: The greatest critics of the ancient and modern world have laid it down as a law that the originality of a work of art consists in the treatment of the materials, and not in the mere conception of the idea the artist intends to work out. Lessing has declared that no matter how often a certain subject has been used before, the latest poet who deals with it is entitled to be regarded as the creator of an original poem if he treats his 240 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxxn.
text_transcription: THE GREATEST CRITICS OF THE ANCIENT AND MODERN WORLD HAVE LAID IT DOWN AS A LAW THAT THE ORIGINALITY OF A WORK OF ART CONSISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THE MATERIALS AND NOT IN THE MERE CONCEPTION OF THE IDEA THE ARTIST INTENDS TO WORK OUT LESSING HAS DECLARED THAT NO MATTER HOW OFTEN A CERTAIN SUBJECT HAS BEEN USED BEFORE THE LATEST POET WHO DEALS WITH IT IS ENTITLED TO BE REGARDED AS THE CREATOR OF AN ORIGINAL POEM IF HE TREATS HIS
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst kɹˈɪɾɪks ʌvðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ænd mˈɑːdɚn wˈɜːld hæv lˈeɪd ɪt dˌaʊn æz ɐ lˈɔː ðætðɪ ɚɹˌɪdʒɪnˈælᵻɾi əvə wˈɜːk ʌv ˈɑːɹt kənsˈɪsts ɪnðə tɹˈiːtmənt ʌvðə mətˈɪɹiəlz, ænd nˌɑːt ɪnðə mˈɪɹ kənsˈɛpʃən ʌvðɪ aɪdˈiə ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪst ɪntˈɛndz tə wˈɜːk ˈaʊt. lˈɛsɪŋ hɐz dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt nˈoʊ mˈæɾɚ hˌaʊ ˈɔfən ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ sˈʌbdʒɛkt hˈæzbiːn jˈuːzd bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ðə lˈeɪɾɪst pˈoʊɪt hˌuː dˈiːlz wɪð ɪɾ ɪz ɛntˈaɪɾəld təbi ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ðə kɹiːˈeɪɾɚɹ əvən ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈoʊᵻm ɪf hiː tɹˈiːts hɪz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˌɛksˌɛksˌɛksˈɛn.