text_original: We read in history of princes who believed themselves qualified by nature to be great actors or great singers, and who made absurd exhibitions of themselves accordingly and accepted {92} the courtly and venal applause as genuine tributes to artistic genius.
text_transcription: WE READ IN HISTORY OF PRINCES WHO BELIEVED THEMSELVES QUALIFIED BY NATURE TO BE GREAT ACTORS OR GREAT SINGERS AND WHO MADE ABSURD EXHIBITIONS OF THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY AND ACCEPTED THE COURTLY AND VENAL APPLAUSE AS GENUINE TRIBUTES TO ARTISTIC GENIUS
phonemes: wiː ɹˈiːd ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv pɹˈɪnsᵻz hˌuː bᵻlˈiːvd ðɛmsˈɛlvz kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd baɪ nˈeɪtʃɚ təbi ɡɹˈeɪt ˈæktɚz ɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪŋɚz, ænd hˌuː mˌeɪd ɐbsˈɜːd ɛksɪbˈɪʃənz ʌv ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli ænd ɐksˈɛptᵻd {nˈaɪnti tˈuː} ðə kˈɔːɹtli ænd vˈiːnəl ɐplˈɔːz æz dʒˈɛnjuːɪn tɹˈɪbjuːts tʊ ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk dʒˈiːnɪəs.