text_original: This I did as a philosopher, and it was a curiosity proper and natural to an inquisitive mind. I offered to take you with me, and surely you should have gone; for Livy might have been read at any other time, and such spectacles are not frequent.
text_transcription: THIS I DID AS A PHILOSOPHER AND IT WAS A CURIOSITY PROPER AND NATURAL TO AN INVESTIGATIVE MIND I OFFERED TO TAKE YOU WITH ME AND SURELY YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE FOR LIVY MIGHT HAVE BEEN RED AT ANY OTHER TIME AND SUCH SPECTACLES ARE NOT FREQUENT
phonemes: ðɪs aɪ dˈɪd æz ɐ fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ, ænd ɪt wʌzɐ kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi pɹˈɑːpɚ ænd nˈætʃɚɹəl tʊ ɐn ɪŋkwˈɪzᵻtˌɪv mˈaɪnd. aɪ ˈɔfɚd tə tˈeɪk juː wɪð mˌiː, ænd ʃˈʊɹli juː ʃˌʊdəv ɡˈɔn; fɔːɹ lˈɪvi mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ɹˈɛd æɾ ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ tˈaɪm, ænd sˈʌtʃ spˈɛktəkəlz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt fɹˈiːkwənt.