text_original: This thing appeared to Ser Piero nothing short of a miracle, and he praised very greatly the ingenious idea of Leonardo; and then, having privately bought from a pedlar another buckler, painted with a heart transfixed by an arrow, he presented it to the countryman, who remained obliged to him for it as long as he lived.
text_transcription: THIS THING APPEARED TO SER PIERO NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE AND HE PRAISED VERY GREATLY THE INGENIOUS IDEA OF LEONARDO AND THEN HAVING PRIVATELY BOUGHT FROM A PEDDLER ANOTHER BUCKLER PAINTED WITH A HEART TRANSFIXED BY AN ARROW HE PRESENTED IT TO THE COUNTRYMAN WHO REMAINED OBLIGED TO HIM FOR IT AS LONG AS HE LIVED
phonemes: ðɪs θˈɪŋ ɐpˈɪɹd tə sˈɜː pˈɪɹoʊ nˈʌθɪŋ ʃˈɔːɹt əvə mˈɪɹəkəl, ænd hiː pɹˈeɪzd vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪtli ðɪ ɪndʒˈiːniəs aɪdˈiə ʌv liənˈɑːɹdoʊ; ænd ðˈɛn, hˌævɪŋ pɹˈaɪvətli bˈɔːt fɹʌm ɐ pˈɛdlɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ bˈʌklɚ, pˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ɐ hˈɑːɹt tɹænsfˈɪkst baɪ ɐn ˈæɹoʊ, hiː pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɪt tə ðə kˈʌntɹɪmən, hˌuː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd əblˈaɪdʒd tə hˌɪm fɔːɹ ɪɾ æz lˈɔŋ æz hiː lˈɪvd.