text_original: Life had been so full of bliss lately, and yet he had not been afraid. Yes, it was the old story. " Metuit secundis." That is what the wise man does. Fools do otherwise — hug themselves in their short lived gladness, and say in their hearts, " There is no death."
text_transcription: LIFE HAD BEEN SO FULL OF BLISS LATELY AND YET HE HAD NOT BEEN AFRAID YES IT WAS THE OLD STORY METUIT SECUNDIS THAT IS WHAT THE WISE MAN DOES FOOLS DO OTHERWISE HUG THEMSELVES IN THEIR SHORT LIVED GLADNESS AND SAY IN THEIR HEARTS THERE IS NO DEATH
phonemes: lˈaɪf hɐdbɪn sˌoʊ fˈʊl ʌv blˈɪs lˈeɪtli, ænd jˈɛt hiː hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɐfɹˈeɪd. jˈɛs, ɪt wʌzðɪ ˈoʊld stˈɔːɹi. " mˈɛɾuːˌɪt sɛkˈʌndiz." ðæt ɪz wʌt ðə wˈaɪz mˈæn dˈʌz. fˈuːlz dˈuː ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz — hˈʌɡ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪn ðɛɹ ʃˈɔːɹt lˈɪvd ɡlˈædnəs, ænd sˈeɪ ɪn ðɛɹ hˈɑːɹts, " ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ dˈɛθ."