text_original: He gazed with wonder, we are told, at the historic glories of the ancient city, but when he came to Trajan's forum he stood speech  less for awhile with admiration at a work which seemed to rise far above the power of words to paint or the art of later days to copy.
text_transcription: TOLD AT THE HISTORIC GLORIES OF THE ANCIENT CITY BUT WHEN HE CAME TO TRAJAN'S FORUM HE STOOD SPEECHLESS FOR A WHILE IN ADMIRATION AT A WORK WHICH SEEMED TO RISE FAR ABOVE THE POWER OF WORDS TO PAINT OR THE ART OF LATER DAYS TO COPY
phonemes: hiː ɡˈeɪzd wɪð wˈʌndɚ, wiː ɑːɹ tˈoʊld, æt ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ɡlˈɔːɹiz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt sˈɪɾi, bˌʌt wɛn hiː kˈeɪm tə tɹˈædʒənz fˈɔːɹəm hiː stˈʊd spˈiːtʃ lˈɛs fɔːɹ ɐwˈaɪl wɪð ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən æɾə wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmd tə ɹˈaɪz fˈɑːɹ əbˌʌv ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv wˈɜːdz tə pˈeɪnt ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪz tə kˈɑːpi.