text_original: He sometimes held forth upon painting, like a member of the Dilettanti club. The theory of music was a theme upon which he seemed to expatiate with particular pleasure. In the provinces of love and gallantry, he was a perfect Oroondates. He possessed a most agreeable manner of telling entertaining stories, of which he had a large collection; he sung with great melody and taste, and played upon the violin with surprising execution.
text_transcription: HE SOMETIMES HELD FORTH UPON PAINTING LIKE A MEMBER OF THE DILETTANTI CLUB THE THEORY OF MUSIC WAS A THEME UPON WHICH HE SEEMED TO EXPATIATE WITH PARTICULAR PLEASURE IN THE PROVINCES OF LOVE AND GALLANTRY HE WAS A PERFECT ORUNDANTIS HE POSSESSED A MOST AGREEABLE MANNER OF TELLING ENTERTAINING STORIES OF WHICH HE HAD A LARGE COLLECTION HE SUNG WITH GREAT MELODY AND TASTE AND PLAYED UPON THE VIOLIN WITH SURPRISING EXECUTION
phonemes: hiː sˈʌmtaɪmz hˈɛld fˈɔːɹθ əpˌɑːn pˈeɪntɪŋ, lˈaɪk ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə dˈaɪltænti klˈʌb. ðə θˈiəɹi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk wʌzɐ θˈiːm əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈiːmd tʊ ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt wɪð pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ plˈɛʒɚ. ɪnðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ʌv lˈʌv ænd ɡˈæləntɹi, hiː wʌzɐ pˈɜːfɛkt ɔːɹˈuːndeɪts. hiː pəzˈɛst ɐ mˈoʊst ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl mˈænɚɹ ʌv tˈɛlɪŋ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnɪŋ stˈɔːɹiz, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː hæd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kəlˈɛkʃən; hiː sˈʌŋ wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛlədi ænd tˈeɪst, ænd plˈeɪd əpˌɑːn ðə vaɪəlˈɪn wɪð sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən.