text_original: Scarcely was he dead when Seneca wrote for the amusement of the Roman circles a withering satire on the solemn act by which he was raised to  ihe satire oi the rank of the immortals.
text_transcription: SCARCELY WAS HE DEAD WHEN SENECA WROTE FOR THE AMUSEMENT OF THE ROMAN CIRCLES A WITHERING SATIRE ON THE SOLEMN ACT BY WHICH HE WAS RAISED TO THE RANK OF THE IMMORTALS
phonemes: skˈɛɹsli wʌz hiː dˈɛd wɛn sˈɛnɛkɚ ɹˈoʊt fɚðɪ ɐmjˈuːzmənt ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən sˈɜːkəlz ɐ wˈɪðɚɹɪŋ sˈæɾaɪɚɹ ɔnðə sˈɑːləm ˈækt baɪ wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz ɹˈeɪzd tʊ ˈaɪh sˈæɾaɪɚɹ ˈɔɪ ðə ɹˈæŋk ʌvðɪ ɪmˈɔːɹɾəlz.