text_original: clashing wills, and weaves with wanton hand the fanciful tissue of its legends, in which it plays with the story of their loves and hates and fitful moods of passion, till its deities can scarcely be distinguished from the mortal men and women in whose likeness they are pictured.
text_transcription: CLASHING WILLS AND WEAVES WITH WANTON HAND THE FANCIFUL TISSUE OF ITS LEGENDS IN WHICH IT PLAYS WITH THE STORY OF THEIR LOVES AND HATES AND FITFUL MOODS OF PASSION TILL ITS DEITIES CAN SCARCELY BE DISTINGUISHED FROM THE MORTAL MEN AND WOMEN IN WHOSE LIKENESS THEY ARE PICTURED
phonemes: klˈæʃɪŋ wˈɪlz, ænd wˈiːvz wɪð wˈɔntən hˈænd ðə fˈænsifəl tˈɪʃuː ʌv ɪts lˈɛdʒəndz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪt plˈeɪz wɪððə stˈɔːɹi ʌv ðɛɹ lˈʌvz ænd hˈeɪts ænd fˈɪtfəl mˈuːdz ʌv pˈæʃən, tˈɪl ɪts dˈiːətiz kæn skˈɛɹsli biː dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt fɹʌmðə mˈɔːɹɾəl mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn ɪn hˌuːz lˈaɪknəs ðeɪ ɑːɹ pˈɪktʃɚd.