text_original: There seemed to be hardly any pretence at accuracy of description or epithet. If the poet or the poet's patron did not like a man or woman, no word of abuse was too coarse or foul to be employed against the odious personage.
text_transcription: THERE SEEMED TO BE HARDLY ANY PRETENCE AT ACCURACY OR DESCRIPTION OR EPITHET IF THE POET OR THE POET'S PATRON DID NOT LIKE A MAN OR WOMAN NO WORD OF ABUSE WAS TOO COARSE OR FOUL TO BE EMPLOYED AGAINST THE ODIOUS PERSONAGE
phonemes: ðɛɹ sˈiːmd təbi hˈɑːɹdli ˌɛni pɹˈiːtɛns æɾ ˈækjʊɹəsi ʌv dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ɔːɹ ˈɛpɪθɪt. ɪf ðə pˈoʊɪt ɔːɹ ðə pˈoʊɪts pˈeɪtɹən dɪdnˌɑːt lˈaɪk ɐ mˈæn ɔːɹ wˈʊmən, nˈoʊ wˈɜːd ʌv ɐbjˈuːs wʌz tˈuː kˈɔːɹs ɔːɹ fˈaʊl təbi ɛmplˈɔɪd ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈoʊdiəs pˈɜːsənɪdʒ.