text_original: I was convinced that none but the ancients had common sense; that the classics contained everything that was either nec  essary, useful, or ornamental to me ; . . . and I was not even without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the Romans, instead of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns."
text_transcription: I WAS CONVINCED THAT NONE BUT THE ANCIENTS HAD COMMON SENSE THAT THE CLASSICS CONTAINED EVERYTHING THAT WAS EITHER NECESSARY USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL TO ME AND I WAS NOT EVEN WITHOUT THOUGHTS OF WEARING THE TOG OF ARILLIS OF THE ROMANS INSTEAD OF THE VULGAR AND ILLIBERAL DRESS OF THE MODERNS
phonemes: aɪ wʌz kənvˈɪnst ðæt nˈʌn bˌʌt ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənts hæd kˈɑːmən sˈɛns; ðætðə klˈæsɪks kəntˈeɪnd ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ðæt wʌz ˈiːðɚ nˈɛk ˈɛsɚɹi, jˈuːsfəl, ɔːɹ ˌɔːɹnəmˈɛntəl tə mˌiː ; . . . ænd aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːvən wɪðˌaʊt θˈɔːts ʌv wˈɛɹɪŋ ðə tˈoʊɡə vˈɪɹɪliz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmənz, ɪnstˈɛd ʌvðə vˈʌlɡɚ ænd ɪlˈɪbɚɹəl dɹˈɛs ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚnz."