text_original: But all was useless  eating and drinking, and such physical gratifications could do nothing for one who had sought in vain satisfaction in the perfection of music, of painting and sculpture  nay, more, who had found in the severest of studies but weariness and disappointment."
text_transcription: BUT ALL WAS USELESS EATING AND DRINKING AND SUCH PHYSICAL GRATIFICATIONS COULD DO NOTHING FOR ONE WHO HAD SOUGHT IN VAIN SATISFACTION IN THE PERFECTION OF MUSIC OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE NAY MORE WHO HAD FOUND IN THE SEVEREST OF STUDIES BUT WEARINESS AND DISAPPOINTMENT
phonemes: bˌʌt ˈɔːl wʌz jˈuːsləs ˈiːɾɪŋ ænd dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ, ænd sˈʌtʃ fˈɪzɪkəl ɡɹˌæɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz kʊd dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ fɔːɹ wˈʌn hˌuː hæd sˈɔːt ɪn vˈeɪn sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən ɪnðə pɚfˈɛkʃən ʌv mjˈuːzɪk, ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ ænd skˈʌlptʃɚ nˈeɪ, mˈɔːɹ, hˌuː hæd fˈaʊnd ɪnðə səvˈiəɹəst ʌv stˈʌdiz bˌʌt wˈɪɹinəs ænd dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt."