text_original: The fine arts and liberal studies were encouraged ; public professorships were founded and endowed out of the Emperor^s privy purse. Nor were the amusements of the people overlooked, though his outlay on this score seemed mean and parsimonious as compared with the extravagance of Nero.
text_transcription: THE FINE ARTS AND LIBERAL STUDIES WERE ENCOURAGED PUBLIC PROFESSORSHIPS WERE FOUNDED AND ENDOWED OUT OF THE EMPEROR'S PRIVY PURSE NOR WERE THE AMUSEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OVERLOOKED THOUGH HIS OUTLAY ON THIS SCORE SEEMED MEAN AND PARSIMONIOUS AS COMPARED WITH THE EXTRAVAGANCE OF NERO
phonemes: ðə fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts ænd lˈɪbɚɹəl stˈʌdiz wɜːɹ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd ; pˈʌblɪk pɹəfˈɛsɚʃˌɪps wɜː fˈaʊndᵻd ænd ɛndˈaʊd ˌaʊɾəv ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˈɛs pɹˈɪvi pˈɜːs. nˈɔːɹ wɜː ðɪ ɐmjˈuːzmənts ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ˌoʊvɚlˈʊkt, ðˌoʊ hɪz ˈaʊtleɪ ˌɔn ðɪs skˈɔːɹ sˈiːmd mˈiːn ænd pˌɑːɹsɪmˈoʊniəs æz kəmpˈɛɹd wɪððɪ ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns ʌv nˈiəɹoʊ.