text_original: We cannot doubt that Nero had a genuine love of art. It may seem as if he lived to justify the modern fancy that art has a sphere and canons of its ^ , , , . 1 . , r 1 Nero had a own, and may be quite divorced from moral real love of laws. But indeed the art of Nero and his times was bad, and that because it was not moral.
text_transcription: WE CANNOT DOUBT THAT NERO HAD A GENUINE LOVE OF ART IT MAY SEEM AS IF HE LIVED TO JUSTIFY THE MODERN FANCY THAT ART HAS A SPHERE AND CANONS OF ITS OWN AND MAY BE QUITE DIVORCED FROM MORAL LAWS BUT INDEED THE ART OF NERO AND HIS TIMES WAS BAD AND THAT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MORAL
phonemes: wiː kænˈɑːt dˈaʊt ðæt nˈiəɹoʊ hæd ɐ dʒˈɛnjuːɪn lˈʌv ʌv ˈɑːɹt. ɪt mˈeɪ sˈiːm æz ɪf hiː lˈɪvd tə dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪ ðə mˈɑːdɚn fˈænsi ðæt ˈɑːɹt hɐz ɐ sfˈɪɹ ænd kˈænənz ʌv ɪts , , , . wˈʌn . , ˈɑːɹ wˈʌn nˈiəɹoʊ hæd ɐ ˈoʊn, ænd mˈeɪ biː kwˈaɪt dᵻvˈɔːɹst fɹʌm mˈɔːɹəl ɹˈiːəl lˈʌv ʌv lˈɔːz. bˌʌt ˌɪndˈiːd ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv nˈiəɹoʊ ænd hɪz tˈaɪmz wʌz bˈæd, ænd ðæt bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt mˈɔːɹəl.