text_original: He had a strait friendship with Cardinal Bernardo Divizio of Bibbiena, who had importuned him for many years to take a wife of his choosing; and Raffaello, while not directly refusing to obey the wishes of the Cardinal, had yet put the matter off, saying that he would rather wait till three or four years had passed.
text_transcription: HE HAD A STRAIGHT FRIENDSHIP WITH CARDINAL BERNARDO DE VIZZO OF BIBIENA WHO HAD IMPORTUNED HIM FOR MANY YEARS TO TAKE A WIFE OF HIS CHOOSING AND RAPHAELLO WHILE NOT DIRECTLY REFUSING TO OBEY THE WISHES OF THE CARDINAL HAD YET PUT THE MATTER OFF SAYING THAT HE WOULD RATHER WAIT TILL THREE OR FOUR YEARS HAD PASSED
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ stɹˈeɪt fɹˈɛndʃɪp wɪð kˈɑːɹdɪnəl bˈɜːnɚdˌoʊ dɪvˈɪzɪˌoʊ ʌv bˌɪbiˈɛnə, hˌuː hæd ˌɪmpɔːɹtˈuːnd hˌɪm fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz tə tˈeɪk ɐ wˈaɪf ʌv hɪz tʃˈuːzɪŋ; ænd ɹæfˈeɪloʊ, wˌaɪl nˌɑːt dᵻɹˈɛktli ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tʊ oʊbˈeɪ ðə wˈɪʃᵻz ʌvðə kˈɑːɹdɪnəl, hæd jˈɛt pˌʊt ðə mˈæɾɚɹ ˈɔf, sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt hiː wʊd ɹˈæðɚ wˈeɪt tˈɪl θɹˈiː ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz hæd pˈæst.