text_original: Maecenas, better known by his mother's name than that of Cilnius, his father, came from an Etruscan stock that had given a line of masters to Arretium. He was better fitted for the council chamber than the field of battle, for the delicate man  oeuvres of diplomacy than for the rough work of stormy times.
text_transcription: MAECENAS BETTER KNOWN BY HIS MOTHER'S NAME THAN THAT OF KILNEUS'S FATHER CAME FROM AN ETRUSCAN STOCK THAT HAD GIVEN A LINE OF MASTERS TO OUR IDIUM HE WAS BETTER FITTED FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBER THAN THE FIELD OF BATTLE FOR THE DELICATE MANEUVERS OF DIPLOMACY THAN FOR THE ROUGH WORK OF STORMY TIMES
phonemes: miːsˈiːnəz, bˈɛɾɚ nˈoʊn baɪ hɪz mˈʌðɚz nˈeɪm ðɐn ðæt ʌv sˈɪlnɪəs, hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, kˈeɪm fɹʌm ɐn ɪtɹˈʌskən stˈɑːk ðæt hæd ɡˈɪvən ɐ lˈaɪn ʌv mˈæstɚz tʊ ɚɹˈiːɾiəm. hiː wʌz bˈɛɾɚ fˈɪɾᵻd fɚðə kˈaʊnsəl tʃˈeɪmbɚ ðɐn ðə fˈiːld ʌv bˈæɾəl, fɚðə dˈɛlᵻkət mˈæn ˈɜːvɹəz ʌv dɪplˈoʊməsi ðɐn fɚðə ɹˈʌf wˈɜːk ʌv stˈɔːɹmi tˈaɪmz.