text_original: The former were a family of merchants, very rich but not noble ; the latter were poor and aristocratic, headed by Corso Donati who is described as : " gentle of blood, beautiful in person, pohshed in manners, of pleasing conversation, a subtle intellect and a mind ever intent on evil ". To these in  ternal troubles worse were added by the connection of Florence with Pistoia.
text_transcription: THE FORMER WERE A FAMILY OF MERCHANTS VERY RICH BUT NOT NOBLE THE LATTER WERE POOR AND ARISTOCRATIC HEADED BY CORSO DONATI WHO IS DESCRIBED AS GENTLE OF BLOOD BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON POLISHED IN MANNERS OF PLEASING CONVERSATION A SUBTLE INTELLECT AND A MIND EVER INTENT ON EVIL TO THESE INTERNAL TROUBLES WORSE WERE ADDED BY THE CONNECTION OF FLORENCE WITH PISTOJA
phonemes: ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ wɜːɹ ɐ fˈæmɪli ʌv mˈɜːtʃənts, vˈɛɹi ɹˈɪtʃ bˌʌt nˌɑːt nˈoʊbəl ; ðə lˈæɾɚ wɜː pˈʊɹ ænd ɚɹˌɪstəkɹˈæɾɪk, hˈɛdᵻd baɪ kˈɔːɹsoʊ doʊnˈɑːɾi hˌuː ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz : " dʒˈɛntəl ʌv blˈʌd, bjˈuːɾifəl ɪn pˈɜːsən, pˈoʊʃɛd ɪn mˈænɚz, ʌv plˈiːzɪŋ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən, ɐ sˈʌɾəl ˈɪntəlˌɛkt ænd ɐ mˈaɪnd ˈɛvɚɹ ɪntˈɛnt ˌɔn ˈiːvəl ". tə ðiːz ɪn tˈɜːnəl tɹˈʌbəlz wˈɜːs wɜːɹ ˈædᵻd baɪ ðə kənˈɛkʃən ʌv flˈɔːɹəns wɪð pˈɪstɔɪə.