text_original: Fra Bartolommeo was living in his convent, giving his attention to nothing save the divine offices and the duties of his Rule, although often besought by the Prior and by his dearest friends that he should work again at his painting; and for more than four years he had refused to touch a brush.
text_transcription: FRATATER BARRATOLOMEO WAS LIVING IN HIS CONVENT GIVING HIS ATTENTION TO NOTHING SAVE THE DIVINE OFFICES AND THE DUTIES OF HIS RULE ALTHOUGH OFTEN BESOUGHT BY THE PRIOR AND BY HIS DEAREST FRIENDS THAT HE SHOULD WORK AGAIN AT HIS PAINTING AND FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS HE HAD REFUSED TO TOUCH A BRUSH
phonemes: fɹˈɑː bˌɑːɹɾələmˈeɪoʊ wʌz lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn hɪz kˈɑːnvənt, ɡˈɪvɪŋ hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən tə nˈʌθɪŋ sˈeɪv ðə dᵻvˈaɪn ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ænd ðə dˈuːɾiz ʌv hɪz ɹˈuːl, ɔːlðˈoʊ ˈɔfən bᵻsˈɔːt baɪ ðə pɹˈaɪɚ ænd baɪ hɪz dˈɪɹɪst fɹˈɛndz ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd wˈɜːk ɐɡˈɛn æt hɪz pˈeɪntɪŋ; ænd fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz hiː hæd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə tˈʌtʃ ɐ bɹˈʌʃ.