text_original: Stern and rigid as his virtue was, he was easy and social in the convivial meetings of his friends; and the laws of his _Symposia_, inscribed over the chimney of the Apollo, a room in the Devil Tavern, near Temple Bar, where he kept his club, show that he was neither averse to the pleasures of conversation, nor ignorant of what would render it agreeable and improving." [Sidenote: Lafond, _Notice sur Ben Jonson_.
text_transcription: STERN AND RIGID AS HIS VIRTUE WAS HE WAS EASY AND SOCIAL IN THE CONVIVIAL MEETINGS OF HIS FRIENDS AND THE LAWS OF HIS SYMPOSIA INSCRIBED OVER THE CHIMNEY OF THE APOLLO A ROOM IN THE DEVIL TAVERN NEAR TEMPLE BAR WHERE HE KEPT HIS CLUB SHOWED THAT HE WAS NEITHER AVERSE TO THE PLEASURES OF CONVERSATION NOR IGNORANT OF WHAT WOULD RENDER IT AGREEABLE AND IMPROVING FROM LA FOND NOTICE SUR BEN JONSON
phonemes: stˈɜːn ænd ɹˈɪdʒɪd æz hɪz vˈɜːtʃuː wʌz, hiː wʌz ˈiːzi ænd sˈoʊʃəl ɪnðə kənvˈɪvɪəl mˈiːɾɪŋz ʌv hɪz fɹˈɛndz; ænd ðə lˈɔːz ʌv hɪz sɪmpˈoʊʒə, ɪnskɹˈaɪbd ˌoʊvɚ ðə tʃˈɪmni ʌvðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ, ɐ ɹˈuːm ɪnðə dˈɛvəl tˈævɚn, nˌɪɹ tˈɛmpəl bˈɑːɹ, wˌɛɹ hiː kˈɛpt hɪz klˈʌb, ʃˈoʊ ðæt hiː wʌz nˈiːðɚɹ ɐvˈɜːs tə ðə plˈɛʒɚz ʌv kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən, nˈɔːɹ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ʌv wʌt wʊd ɹˈɛndɚɹ ɪɾ ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl ænd ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ." [sˈaɪdnoʊt: lˈæfɑːnd, nˈoʊɾɪs sˈɜː bˈɛn dʒˈɑːnsən.