text_original: Then he looked closer and saw that the king's eyes were stencilled and his cheeks painted, and that he wore false curls after the fashion of the Medes in those days (for these adornments, and the purple robes, the tunics, the necklaces, and the bracelets, they are all Median first and last, not Persian; the Persian, as you find him at home even now a days, still keeps to his plainer dress and his plainer style of living.)
text_transcription: THEN HE LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE KING'S EYES WERE STENCILLED AND HIS CHEEKS PAINTED AND THAT HE WORE FALSE CURLS AFTER THE FASHION OF THE MEADS IN THOSE DAYS FOR THESE ADORNMENTS AND THE PURPLE ROBES THE TUNICS THE NECKLACES AND THE BRACELETS THEY ARE ALL MEDIAN FIRST AND LAST NOT PERSIAN THE PERSIAN AS YOU FIND HIM AT HOME EVEN NOWADAYS STILL KEEPS TO HIS PLAINER DRESS AND HIS PLAINER STYLE OF LIVING
phonemes: ðˈɛn hiː lˈʊkt klˈoʊsɚ ænd sˈɔː ðætðə kˈɪŋz ˈaɪz wɜː stˈɛnsəld ænd hɪz tʃˈiːks pˈeɪntᵻd, ænd ðæt hiː wˈɔːɹ fˈɔls kˈɜːlz ˈæftɚ ðə fˈæʃən ʌvðə mˈiːdz ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz (fɔːɹ ðiːz ɐdˈɔːɹnmənts, ænd ðə pˈɜːpəl ɹˈoʊbz, ðə tˈuːnɪks, ðə nˈɛkləsᵻz, ænd ðə bɹˈeɪslɪts, ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈɔːl mˈiːdiːən fˈɜːst ænd lˈæst, nˌɑːt pˈɜːʒən; ðə pˈɜːʒən, æz juː fˈaɪnd hˌɪm æt hˈoʊm ˈiːvən nˈaʊ ɐ dˈeɪz, stˈɪl kˈiːps tə hɪz plˈeɪnɚ dɹˈɛs ænd hɪz plˈeɪnɚ stˈaɪl ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ.)