text_original: In their drawing there was not the perfection of finish, because, although they made an arm round and a leg straight, the muscles in these were not revealed with that sweet and facile grace which hovers midway between the seen and the unseen, as is the case with the flesh of living figures; nay, they were crude and excoriated, which made them displeasing to the eye and gave hardness to the manner.
text_transcription: IN THEIR DRAWING THERE WAS NOT THE PERFECTION OF FINISH BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THEY MADE AN ARM ROUND AND A LEG STRAIGHT THE MUSCLES IN THESE WERE NOT REVEALED WITH THAT SWEET AND FACILE GRACE WHICH HOVERS MIDWAY BETWEEN THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN AS IS THE CASE WITH THE FLESH OF LIVING FIGURES NAY THEY WERE CRUDE AND EXCORIATED WHICH MADE THEM DISPLEASING TO THE EYE AND GAVE HARDNESS TO THE MANNER
phonemes: ɪn ðɛɹ dɹˈɔːɪŋ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˌɑːt ðə pɚfˈɛkʃən ʌv fˈɪnɪʃ, bɪkˈʌz, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ mˌeɪd ɐn ˈɑːɹm ɹˈaʊnd ænd ɐ lˈɛɡ stɹˈeɪt, ðə mˈʌsəlz ɪn ðiːz wɜː nˌɑːt ɹᵻvˈiːld wɪð ðæt swˈiːt ænd fˈæsəl ɡɹˈeɪs wˌɪtʃ hˈʌvɚz mˈɪdweɪ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn, ˌæzˌɪz ðə kˈeɪs wɪððə flˈɛʃ ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚz; nˈeɪ, ðeɪ wɜː kɹˈuːd ænd ɛkskˈɔːɹɪˌeɪɾᵻd, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ðˌɛm dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈaɪ ænd ɡˈeɪv hˈɑːɹdnəs tə ðə mˈænɚ.