text_original: Pliny in his letters tells us how he had acted in like spirit, by saddling some estates with a rent charge which was always to be spent on the maintenance of poor boys and girls, and we may still read an inscription in which the town of Como gives him thanks for the kindly charity of his endowment.
text_transcription: PLINY IN HIS LETTERS TELLS US HOW HE ACTED IN LIKE SPIRIT BY SADDLING SOME ESTATES WITH A RENT CHARGE WHICH WAS ALWAYS TO BE SPENT ON THE MAINTENANCE OF POOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND WE MAY STILL READ AN INSCRIPTION IN WHICH THE TOWN OF COMO GIVES HIM THANKS FOR THE KINDLY CHARITY OF HIS ENDOWMENT
phonemes: plˈaɪni ɪn hɪz lˈɛɾɚz tˈɛlz ˌʌs hˌaʊ hiː hæd ˈæktᵻd ɪn lˈaɪk spˈɪɹɪt, baɪ sˈædlɪŋ sˌʌm ᵻstˈeɪts wɪð ɐ ɹˈɛnt tʃˈɑːɹdʒ wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz təbi spˈɛnt ɔnðə mˈeɪntənəns ʌv pˈʊɹ bˈɔɪz ænd ɡˈɜːlz, ænd wiː mˈeɪ stˈɪl ɹˈiːd ɐn ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə tˈaʊn ʌv kəmˈoʊ ɡˈɪvz hˌɪm θˈæŋks fɚðə kˈaɪndli tʃˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ɛndˈaʊmənt.