text_original: There had been a good deal of the spirit of the classic philosopher about him — the school of Epictetus, not the school of Aristotle or Plato. He was a Georgian Epicte  tus with a dash of Gallicized grace aboat him. He made the most out of everything as it came, and probably got some comfort out of disappointment as well as out of suc  cess, life had been for him one long dramatic perform  ance, and he played it out consistently to the end.
text_transcription: THERE HAD BEEN A GOOD DEAL OF THE SPIRIT OF THE CLASSIC PHILOSOPHER ABOUT HIM THE SCHOOL OF EPICTETUS NOT THE SCHOOL OF ARISTOTLE OR PLATO HE WAS A GEORGIAN EPICTETUS WITH A DASH OF GALLICIZED GRACE ABOUT HIM HE MADE THE MOST OUT OF EVERYTHING AS IT CAME AND PROBABLY GOT SOME COMFORT OUT OF DISAPPOINTMENT AS WELL AS OUT OF SUCCESS LIFE HAD BEEN FOR HIM ONE LONG DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE AND HE PLAYED IT OUT CONSISTENTLY TO THE END
phonemes: ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ʌvðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌvðə klˈæsɪk fɪlˈɑːsəfɚɹ ɐbˈaʊt hˌɪm — ðə skˈuːl ʌv ˈɛpɪktˌɛɾəs, nˌɑːt ðə skˈuːl ʌv ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl ɔːɹ plˈɑːɾoʊ. hiː wʌzɐ dʒˈɔːɹdʒən ˈɛpɪkt tˈʌs wɪð ɐ dˈæʃ ʌv ɡˈælɪsˌaɪzd ɡɹˈeɪs ɐbˈoʊt hˌɪm. hiː mˌeɪd ðə mˈoʊst ˌaʊɾəv ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ æz ɪt kˈeɪm, ænd pɹˈɑːbəbli ɡɑːt sˌʌm kˈʌmfɚt ˌaʊɾəv dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt æz wˈɛl æz ˌaʊɾəv sˈʌk sˈɛs, lˈaɪf hɐdbɪn fɔːɹ hˌɪm wˈʌn lˈɔŋ dɹəmˈæɾɪk pɚfˈɔːɹm ˈæns, ænd hiː plˈeɪd ɪɾ ˈaʊt kənsˈɪstəntli tə ðɪ ˈɛnd.