text_original: Whether therefore the worth of arts is to be weighed l)y the worthiness of the persons who en  ^ TO THK READER. XI Certain them, or by the number of those who have written of them, or by the judgment of the wisest ; certainly this must carry it, which so nearly re  lates to princes, and others engaged in the govern  ment of mankind ; in whose adulterate species also ^the most part of men do delight themselves, and in which the most excellent wits of philosophers have been conversant.
text_transcription: WHETHER THEREFORE THE WORTH OF ARTS IS TO BE BEWAYED BY THE WORTHINESS OF THE PERSONS WHO ENTERTAIN THEM OR BY THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO HAVE WRITTEN TO THEM OR BY THE JUDGMENT OF THE WISEST CERTAINLYLY THIS MUST CARRY IT WHICH SO NEARLY RELATES TO PRINCES AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN THE GOVERNMENT OF MANKIND IN WHOSE ADULTERATE SPECIES ALSO THE MOST PART OF MEN DO DELIGHT THEMSELVES AND IN WHICH THE MOST EXCELLENT WITS OF PHILOSOPHERS HAVE BEEN CONVERSANT
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ðə wˈɜːθ ʌv ˈɑːɹts ɪz təbi wˈeɪd ˈɛl)wˈaɪ ðə wˈɜːðinəs ʌvðə pˈɜːsənz hˌuː ˈɛn tuː tˌiːˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ ɹˈiːdɚ. ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən sˈɜːʔn̩ ðˌɛm, ɔːɹ baɪ ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː hæv ɹˈɪʔn̩ ʌv ðˌɛm, ɔːɹ baɪ ðə dʒˈʌdʒmənt ʌvðə wˈaɪsɪst ; sˈɜːʔn̩li ðɪs mˈʌst kˈæɹi ɪt, wˌɪtʃ sˌoʊ nˌɪɹli ɹˌiː lˈeɪts tə pɹˈɪnsᵻz, ænd ˈʌðɚz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt ʌv mæŋkˈaɪnd ; ɪn hˌuːz ɐdˈʌltɚɹˌeɪt spˈiːsiːz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt ʌv mˈɛn dˈuː dᵻlˈaɪt ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ænd ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə mˈoʊst ˈɛksələnt wˈɪts ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz hɐvbɪn kənvˈɜːsənt.