text_original: I went in vain to look for Eupolis Down in the Strand,[1] just where the New Pole[2] is; For I can tell you one thing, that I can, You will not find it in the Vatican. He and Cratinus used, as Horace says, To take his greatest grandees for asses. Poets, in those days, used to venture high; But these are lost full many a century. Thus you may see, dear friend, _ex pede_ hence, My judgment of the old comedians.
text_transcription: I WENT IN VAIN TO LOOK FOR EUPOLIS DOWN IN THE STRAND JUST WHERE THE NEW POLE IS FOR I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING THAT I CAN YOU WILL NOT FIND IT IN THEE THAT I CAN HE AND CRITINUS USED AS HORACE SAYS TO TAKE HIS GREATEST GRANDEES FOR AS SAYS POETS IN THOSE DAYS USED TO VENTURE HIGH BUT THESE ARE LOST FULL MANY A CENTURY THUS YOU MAY SEE DEAR FRIEND EX PET A HENCE MY JUDGMENT OF THE OLD COMMADIENNES
phonemes: aɪ wɛnt ɪn vˈeɪn tə lˈʊk fɔːɹ jˈuːpəlˌɪs dˌaʊn ɪnðə stɹˈænd,[wˈʌn] dʒˈʌst wˌɛɹ ðə nˈuː pˈoʊl[tˈuː] ɪz; fɔːɹ aɪ kæn tˈɛl juː wˈʌn θˈɪŋ, ðæt aɪ kˈæn, juː wɪl nˌɑːt fˈaɪnd ɪɾ ɪnðə vˈæɾɪkən. hiː ænd kɹˈætɪnəs jˈuːzd, æz hˈɔːɹəs sˈɛz, tə tˈeɪk hɪz ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɡɹˈændiːz fɔːɹ ˈæsᵻz. pˈoʊɪts, ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz, jˈuːzd tə vˈɛntʃɚ hˈaɪ; bˌʌt ðiːz ɑːɹ lˈɔst fˈʊl mˈɛni ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. ðˈʌs juː mˈeɪ sˈiː, dˈɪɹ fɹˈɛnd, ˈɛks pˈiːd hˈɛns, maɪ dʒˈʌdʒmənt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld kəmˈiːdiənz.