text_original: This immediate popularity of theirs was due in a measure to their skill in hitting the taste and in satisfying the likings of their contempo  raries, altho of course, their permanent fame could be assured only by their major merits, by their power of creating characters, which are eternally attractive because they are eternally veracious.
text_transcription: THIS IMMEDIATE POPULARITY OF THEIRS WAS DUE IN A MEASURE TO THEIR SKILL IN HITTING THE TASTE AND IN SATISFYING THE LIKINGS OF THEIR CONTEMPORARIES ALTHOUGH OF COURSE THEIR PERMANENT FAME COULD BE ASSURED ONLY BY THEIR MAJOR MERITS BY THEIR POWER OF CREATING CHARACTERS WHICH ARE ETERNALLY ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE ETERNALLY VORACIOUS
phonemes: ðɪs ɪmˈiːdɪət pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv ðˈɛɹz wʌz dˈuː ɪn ɐ mˈɛʒɚ tə ðɛɹ skˈɪl ɪn hˈɪɾɪŋ ðə tˈeɪst ænd ɪn sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪɪŋ ðə lˈaɪkɪŋz ʌv ðɛɹ kəntˈɛmpoʊ ɹˈɛɹiz, ˈɔːlθoʊ ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ðɛɹ pˈɜːmənənt fˈeɪm kʊd biː əʃˈʊɹd ˈoʊnli baɪ ðɛɹ mˈeɪdʒɚ mˈɛɹɪts, baɪ ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ kˈæɹɪktɚz, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ɪtˈɜːnəli ɐtɹˈæktɪv bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɪtˈɜːnəli vəɹˈeɪʃəs.