text_original: He prided himself upon his eloquence, and two men nearly suffered for the reputation of their style. The first was Seneca, then much in vogue, who was saved only by asin the case a friend's suggestion that he was too far gone of Seneca in a decline to live.
text_transcription: HE PRIDED HIMSELF UPON HIS ELOQUENCE AND TWO MEN NEARLY SUFFERED FOR THE REPUTATION OF THEIR STYLE THE FIRST WAS SENECA THEN MUCH IN VOGUE WHO WAS SAVED ONLY BY A FRIEND'S SUGGESTION THAT HE WAS TOO FAR GONE IN A DECLINE TO LIVE
phonemes: hiː pɹˈaɪdᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf əpˌɑːn hɪz ˈɛləkwəns, ænd tˈuː mˈɛn nˌɪɹli sˈʌfɚd fɚðə ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌv ðɛɹ stˈaɪl. ðə fˈɜːst wʌz sˈɛnɛkə, ðˈɛn mˈʌtʃ ɪn vˈoʊɡ, hˌuː wʌz sˈeɪvd ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈæsɪn ðə kˈeɪs ɐ fɹˈɛndz sədʒˈɛstʃən ðæt hiː wʌz tˈuː fˈɑːɹ ɡɔn ʌv sˈɛnɛkə ɪn ɐ dᵻklˈaɪn tə lˈɪv.