text_original: Prior, like many another poet of his time, was born of humble parentage and was helped through those early struggles into litera  ture, which otherwise might have been weary and painful, by the generosity of an appreciative patron.
text_transcription: PRIOR LIKE MANY ANOTHER POET OF HIS TIME WAS BORN OF HUMBLE PARENTAGE AND WAS HELPED THROUGH THOSE EARLY STRUGGLES INTO LITERATURE WHICH OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE BEEN WEARY AND PAINFUL BY THE GENEROSITY OF AN APPRECIATIVE PATRON
phonemes: pɹˈaɪɚ, lˈaɪk mˈɛni ɐnˈʌðɚ pˈoʊɪt ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm, wʌz bˈɔːɹn ʌv hˈʌmbəl pˈɛɹəntɪdʒ ænd wʌz hˈɛlpt θɹuː ðoʊz ˈɜːli stɹˈʌɡəlz ˌɪntʊ lˈɪɾɚɹə tjˈʊɹ, wˌɪtʃ ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn wˈɪɹi ænd pˈeɪnfəl, baɪ ðə dʒˌɛnɚɹˈɔsᵻɾi əvən ɐpɹˈiːʃiətˌɪv pˈeɪtɹən.