text_original: But for all his diligence and study, in certain difficulties he was never able to surpass Leonardo; and although it appears to many that he did surpass him in sweetness and in a kind of natural facility, nevertheless he was by no means superior to him in that sublime groundwork of conceptions and that grandeur of art in which few have been the peers of Leonardo.
text_transcription: BUT FOR ALL HIS DILIGENCE AND STUDY IN CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES HE WAS NEVER ABLE TO SURPASS LEONARDO AND ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO MANY THAT HE DID SURPASS HIM IN SWEETNESS AND IN A KIND OF NATURAL FACILITY NEVERTHELESS HE WAS BY NO MEANS SUPERIOR TO HIM IN THAT SUBLIME GROUNDWORK OF CONCEPTIONS AND THAT GRANDEUR OF ART IN WHICH FEW HAVE BEEN THE PEERS OF LEONARDO
phonemes: bˌʌt fɔːɹ ˈɔːl hɪz dˈɪlɪdʒəns ænd stˈʌdi, ɪn sˈɜːʔn̩ dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz hiː wʌz nˈɛvɚɹ ˈeɪbəl tə sɚpˈæs liənˈɑːɹdoʊ; ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹz tə mˈɛni ðæt hiː dˈɪd sɚpˈæs hˌɪm ɪn swˈiːtnəs ænd ɪn ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv nˈætʃɚɹəl fəsˈɪlᵻɾi, nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs hiː wʌz baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ tə hˌɪm ɪn ðæt sʌblˈaɪm ɡɹˈaʊndwɜːk ʌv kənsˈɛpʃənz ænd ðæt ɡɹændˈʊɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹt ɪnwˌɪtʃ fjˈuː hɐvbɪn ðə pˈɪɹz ʌv liənˈɑːɹdoʊ.