text_original: For Nero had been heard to wish that the old Rome of crooked streets and crowded lanes might be now sv/ept clean away, that he might rebuild it on a scale of royal grandeur.
text_transcription: FOR NERO HAD BEEN HEARD TO WISH THAT THE OLD ROME OF CROOKED STREETS AND CROWDED LANES MIGHT BE NOW SWEPT CLEAN AWAY THAT HE MIGHT REBUILD IT ON A SCALE OF ROYAL GRANDEUR
phonemes: fɔːɹ nˈiəɹoʊ hɐdbɪn hˈɜːd tə wˈɪʃ ðætðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈoʊm ʌv kɹˈʊkɪd stɹˈiːts ænd kɹˈaʊdᵻd lˈeɪnz mˌaɪt biː nˈaʊ ˌɛsvˈiː slˈæʃ ˌiːpˌiːtˈiː klˈiːn ɐwˈeɪ, ðæt hiː mˌaɪt ɹᵻbˈɪld ɪɾ ˌɔn ɐ skˈeɪl ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl ɡɹændˈʊɹ.