text_original: The critic paid with his life we read, the penalty for his sharp words. Even the glory of the immortal dead stirred the jealousy of the artist prince, and he affected to prefer Cato 64 The Age of the Antonines. a. a to Cicero, Ennius to Vergil, the obscure Antimachus to Homer.
text_transcription: THE CRITIC PAID WITH HIS LIFE WE READ THE PENALTY FOR HIS SHARP WORDS EVEN THE GLORY OF THE IMMORTAL DEAD STIRRED THE JEALOUSY OF THE ARTIST PRINCE AND HE AFFECTED TO PREFER CATO TO CICERO AENEUS TO VIRGIL THE OBSCURE ANTIMACHUS TO HOMER
phonemes: ðə kɹˈɪɾɪk pˈeɪd wɪð hɪz lˈaɪf wiː ɹˈiːd, ðə pˈɛnəlɾi fɔːɹ hɪz ʃˈɑːɹp wˈɜːdz. ˈiːvən ðə ɡlˈɔːɹi ʌvðɪ ɪmˈɔːɹɾəl dˈɛd stˈɜːd ðə dʒˈɛləsi ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪst pɹˈɪns, ænd hiː ɐfˈɛktᵻd tə pɹɪfˈɜː kˈɑːɾoʊ sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈæntənˌaɪnz. ˈeɪ. ɐ tə sˈaɪsɹoʊ, ɛnˈɪəs tə vˈɜːdʒɪl, ðɪ əbskjˈʊɹ ˌæntɪmˈætʃəs tə hˈoʊmɚ.