text_original: There died at the same time the chief professor of a very different creed from that of the great Stoics. Petronius Pctronius had given a lifetime to the study Arbiter, of the refinements of luxurious ease : his wit and taste and ingenuity had made him the oracle of Roman fashion, or the ^arbiter,' as he was called, of elegance.
text_transcription: THERE DIED AT THE SAME TIME THE CHIEF PROFESSOR OF A VERY DIFFERENT CREED FROM THAT OF THE GREAT STOICS PATRONIUS HAD GIVEN A LIFETIME TO THE STUDY OF THE REFINEMENTS OF LUXURIOUS EASE HIS WIT AND TASTE AND INGENUITY HAD MADE HIM THE ORACLE OF ROMAN FASHION OR THE ARBITER AS HE WAS CALLED OF ELEGANCE
phonemes: ðɛɹ dˈaɪd æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ðə tʃˈiːf pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ əvə vˈɛɹi dˈɪfɹənt kɹˈiːd fɹʌm ðæt ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt stˈoʊɪks. pɛtɹˈoʊnɪəs pˌiːsˈiːtɹˈoʊnɪəs hæd ɡˈɪvən ɐ lˈaɪftaɪm tə ðə stˈʌdi ˈɑːɹbɪɾɚ, ʌvðə ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənts ʌv lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹiəs ˈiːz : hɪz wˈɪt ænd tˈeɪst ænd ˌɪndʒᵻnjˈuːɪɾi hæd mˌeɪd hˌɪm ðɪ ˈɔːɹəkəl ʌv ɹˈoʊmən fˈæʃən, ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɑːɹbɪɾɚ,æz hiː wʌz kˈɔːld, ʌv ˈɛlɪɡəns.