text_original: Taking Gulf. ship, we read, on the Euphrates, he let the current bear him to its mouth, and there upon the shores of ocean saw the merchant boats set sail for India, the land of fable and romance, and dreamed of enter  prises still to come in countries where the Roman eagles were unknown.
text_transcription: TAKING SHIP WE READ ON THE EUPHRATES HE LET THE CURRENT BEAR HIM TO ITS MOUTH AND THERE UPON THE SHORES OF OCEAN SAW THE MERCHANT BOATS SET SAIL FOR INDIA THE LAND OF FABLE AND ROMANCE AND DREAMED OF ENTERPRISES STILL TO COME IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE ROMAN EAGLES WERE UNKNOWN
phonemes: tˈeɪkɪŋ ɡˈʌlf. ʃˈɪp, wiː ɹˈiːd, ɔnðə juːfɹˈeɪɾiːz, hiː lˈɛt ðə kˈɜːɹənt bˈɛɹ hˌɪm tʊ ɪts mˈaʊθ, ænd ðɛɹ əpˌɑːn ðə ʃˈɔːɹz ʌv ˈoʊʃən sˈɔː ðə mˈɜːtʃənt bˈoʊts sˈɛt sˈeɪl fɔːɹ ˈɪndiə, ðə lˈænd ʌv fˈeɪbəl ænd ɹoʊmˈæns, ænd dɹˈiːmd ʌv ˈɛntɚ pɹˈaɪzᵻz stˈɪl tə kˈʌm ɪn kˈʌntɹiz wˌɛɹ ðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈiːɡəlz wɜːɹ ʌnnˈoʊn.