text_original: He delighted in poetry, and loved to improvise upon the lyre, or to hear others doing this: and he composed some sonnets, if not as polished as we now demand them, at least weighty and without faults. He was much esteemed by the prelates, and was received by an endless number of noblemen who made his acquaintance.
text_transcription: HE DELIGHTED IN POETRY AND LOVED TO IMPROVISE UPON THE LIAR OR TO HEAR OTHERS DOING THIS AND HE COMPOSED SOME SONNETS IF NOT AS POLISHED AS WE NOW DEMAND THEM AT LEAST WEIGHTY AND WITHOUT FAULTS HE WAS MUCH ESTEEMED BY THE PRELATES AND WAS RECEIVED BY AN ENDLESS NUMBER OF NOBLEMEN WHO MADE HIS ACQUAINTANCE
phonemes: hiː dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd ɪn pˈoʊɪtɹi, ænd lˈʌvd tʊ ˈɪmpɹəvˌaɪz əpˌɑːn ðə lˈaɪɚ, ɔːɹ tə hˈɪɹ ˈʌðɚz dˌuːɪŋ ðˈɪs: ænd hiː kəmpˈoʊzd sˌʌm sˈɑːnɪts, ɪf nˌɑːt æz pˈɑːlɪʃt æz wiː nˈaʊ dᵻmˈænd ðˌɛm, æt lˈiːst wˈeɪɾi ænd wɪðˌaʊt fˈɔlts. hiː wʌz mˈʌtʃ ɛstˈiːmd baɪ ðə pɹˈɛləts, ænd wʌz ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ ɐn ˈɛndləs nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv nˈoʊbəlmˌɛn hˌuː mˌeɪd hɪz ɐkwˈeɪntəns.