text_original: He cultivated the muses, as the phrase would have gone in his day. He loved to write poems ; he was fond of music, and actually produced an opera, as at a later period he produced a comedy and a tragedy.
text_transcription: HE CULTIVATED THE MUSES AS THE PHRASE WOULD HAVE GONE IN HIS DAY HE LOVED TO WRITE POEMS HE WAS FOND OF MUSIC AND ACTUALLY PRODUCED AN OPERA AS AT A LATER PERIOD HE PRODUCED A COMEDY AND A TRAGEDY
phonemes: hiː kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ðə mjˈuːzᵻz, æz ðə fɹˈeɪz wʊdhɐv ɡɔn ɪn hɪz dˈeɪ. hiː lˈʌvd tə ɹˈaɪt pˈoʊᵻmz ; hiː wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv mjˈuːzɪk, ænd ˈæktʃuːəli pɹədˈuːst ɐn ˈɑːpɚɹə, æz æɾə lˈeɪɾɚ pˈiəɹɪəd hiː pɹədˈuːst ɐ kˈɑːmədi ænd ɐ tɹˈædʒədi.