text_original: Nothing was so wretched among the productions of art, that he could not impose upon the world as a capital performance; and so fascinated were the eyes of his admirers, he could easily have persuaded them that a barber's bason was an Etrurian patera, and the cover of a copper pot no other than the shield of Ancus Martius.
text_transcription: NOTHING WAS SO WRETCHED AMONG THE PRODUCTIONS OF ART THAT HE COULD NOT IMPOSE UPON THE WORLD AS A CAPITAL PERFORMANCE AND SO FASCINATED WERE THE EYES OF HIS ADMIRERS HE COULD HAVE EASILY PERSUADED THEM THAT A BARBER'S BASIN WAS AN ITURIAN POTERA AND THE COVER OF A COPPER POT NO OTHER THAN THE SHIELD OF ANCAS MARTIUS
phonemes: nˈʌθɪŋ wʌz sˌoʊ ɹˈɛtʃᵻd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pɹədˈʌkʃənz ʌv ˈɑːɹt, ðæt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɪmpˈoʊz əpˌɑːn ðə wˈɜːld æz ɐ kˈæpɪɾəl pɚfˈɔːɹməns; ænd sˌoʊ fˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd wɜː ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv hɪz ɐdmˈaɪɚɹɚz, hiː kʊd ˈiːzili hæv pɚswˈeɪdᵻd ðˌɛm ðˌæɾə bˈɑːɹbɚz bˈæsən wʌz ɐn ɪtɹˈʊɹɹiən pˈæɾɚɹə, ænd ðə kˈʌvɚɹ əvə kˈɑːpɚ pˈɑːt nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ðə ʃˈiːld ʌv ˈæŋkəs mˈɑːɹɾɪəs.