text_original: If the sentiment of bygone days had made gods out of the men who sowed the seeds of art and learning and tamed the savagery of early life, the wondering awe of ignorant folk might be allowed to crystallize still in the same forms, and to find a national deity in the great ruler who secured for the whole world the boon of civilised or  der.
text_transcription: IF THE SENTIMENT OF BY GONE DAYS HAD MADE GODS OUT OF THE MEN WHO SOWED THE SEEDS OF ART AND LEARNING AND TEEMED THE SAVAGERY OF EARLY LIFE THE WONDERING AWE OF IGNORANT FOLK MIGHT BE ALLOWED TO CRYSTALLIZE STILL IN THE SAME FORMS AND TO FIND A NATIONAL DEITY IN THE GREAT RULER WHO SECURED FOR THE WHOLE WORLD THE BOON OF CIVILIZED ORDER
phonemes: ɪf ðə sˈɛntɪmənt ʌv bˈaɪɡɑːn dˈeɪz hæd mˌeɪd ɡˈɑːdz ˌaʊɾəv ðə mˈɛn hˌuː sˈoʊd ðə sˈiːdz ʌv ˈɑːɹt ænd lˈɜːnɪŋ ænd tˈeɪmd ðə sˈævɪdʒɹi ʌv ˈɜːli lˈaɪf, ðə wˈʌndɚɹɪŋ ˈɔː ʌv ˈɪɡnɚɹənt fˈoʊk mˌaɪt biː ɐlˈaʊd tə kɹˈɪstəlˌaɪz stˈɪl ɪnðə sˈeɪm fˈɔːɹmz, ænd tə fˈaɪnd ɐ nˈæʃənəl dˈiːəti ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈuːlɚ hˌuː sᵻkjˈʊɹd fɚðə hˈoʊl wˈɜːld ðə bˈuːn ʌv sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd ɔːɹ dˈɛɹ.