text_original: Philosophy indeed was now a great moral force, and the chief teacher of the heathen world ; but he could only think of it as the mere wrangling of pre  tentious quibblers, intent only on hair splitting or fence of words, and with no power to guide the reason or to . touch the heart.
text_transcription: PHILOSOPHY INDEED WAS NOW A GREAT MORAL FORCE AND THE CHIEF TEACHER OF THE HEATHEN WORLD BUT HE COULD ONLY THINK OF IT AS THE MERE WRANGLING OF PRETENTIOUS QUIBBLERS INTENT ONLY ON HAIR SPLITTING OR OFFENSIVE WORDS AND WITH NO POWER TO GUIDE THE REASON OR TO TOUCH THE HEART
phonemes: fɪlˈɑːsəfi ˌɪndˈiːd wʌz nˈaʊ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɔːɹəl fˈɔːɹs, ænd ðə tʃˈiːf tˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðə hˈiːðən wˈɜːld ; bˌʌt hiː kʊd ˈoʊnli θˈɪŋk ʌv ɪɾ æz ðə mˈɪɹ ɹˈæŋɡəlɪŋ ʌv pɹˈiː tˈɛnʃəs kwˈɪblɚz, ɪntˈɛnt ˈoʊnli ˌɔn hˈɛɹ splˈɪɾɪŋ ɔːɹ fˈɛns ʌv wˈɜːdz, ænd wɪð nˈoʊ pˈaʊɚ tə ɡˈaɪd ðə ɹˈiːzən ɔːɹ tuː . tˈʌtʃ ðə hˈɑːɹt.