text_original: Having thus made himself the object of admiration and esteem, his advice was an oracle, to which they had recourse in all doubtful cases of punctilio or dispute, or even of medicine; for among his other accomplishments, his discourse on that subject was so plausible, and well adapted to the understanding of his hearers, that any person who had not actually studied the medical art would have believed he was inspired by the spirit of Aesculapius.
text_transcription: HAVING THUS MADE HIMSELF THE OBJECT OF ADMIRATION AND ESTEEM HIS ADVICE WAS AN ORACLE TO WHICH THEY HAD RECOURSE IN ALL DOUBTFUL CASES OF PUNCTILIO OR DISPUTE OR EVEN OF MEDICINE FOR AMONG HIS OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS HIS DISCOURSE ON THAT SUBJECT WAS SO PLAUSIBLE AND WELL ADAPTED TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIS HEARERS THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAD NOT ACTUALLY STUDIED THE MEDICAL ART WOULD HAVE BELIEVED HE WAS INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT OF ASCLEPIUS
phonemes: hˌævɪŋ ðˈʌs mˌeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ɛstˈiːm, hɪz ɐdvˈaɪs wʌz ɐn ˈɔːɹəkəl, tə wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs ɪn ˈɔːl dˈaʊtfəl kˈeɪsᵻz ʌv pʌŋktˈɪlɪˌoʊ ɔːɹ dɪspjˈuːt, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ʌv mˈɛdəsən; fɔːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ hɪz ˈʌðɚɹ ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənts, hɪz dˈɪskɔːɹs ˌɔn ðæt sˈʌbdʒɛkt wʌz sˌoʊ plˈɔːzᵻbəl, ænd wˈɛl ɐdˈæptᵻd tə ðɪ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌv hɪz hˈɪɹɚz, ðæt ˌɛni pˈɜːsən hˌuː hæd nˌɑːt ˈæktʃuːəli stˈʌdid ðə mˈɛdɪkəl ˈɑːɹt wʊdhɐv bᵻlˈiːvd hiː wʌz ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌv ˌiːskjʊlˈeɪpɪəs.