text_original: No Cicero might hope to sway the crowd or guide the Senate, but they disputed still and declaimed and laboured at the art of rhetoric as ^ ^ oratory were the one end and aim of life. little use in When life opened on them in real earnest most careers, they soon discovered how slowly honest and unaided talent could hope to make its way to fame.
text_transcription: NO CICERO MIGHT HOPE TO SWAY THE CROWD OR GUIDE THE SENATE BUT THEY DISPUTED STILL AND DECLAIMED AND LABORED AT THE ART OF RHETORIC AS IF ORATORY WERE THE ONE END AND AIM OF LIFE WHEN LIFE OPENED ON THEM IN REAL EARNEST THEY SOON DISCOVERED HOW SLOWLY HONEST AND UNAIDED TALENT COULD HOPE TO MAKE ITS WAY TO FAME
phonemes: nˈoʊ sˈaɪsɹoʊ mˌaɪt hˈoʊp tə swˈeɪ ðə kɹˈaʊd ɔːɹ ɡˈaɪd ðə sˈɛnət, bˌʌt ðeɪ dɪspjˈuːɾᵻd stˈɪl ænd dᵻklˈeɪmd ænd lˈeɪbɚd æt ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv ɹˈɛɾɚɹˌɪk æz ˈɔːɹətˌɔːɹi wɜː ðə wˈʌn ˈɛnd ænd ˈeɪm ʌv lˈaɪf. lˈɪɾəl jˈuːs ɪn wɛn lˈaɪf ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn ðˌɛm ɪn ɹˈiːəl ˈɜːnɪst mˈoʊst kɚɹˈɪɹz, ðeɪ sˈuːn dɪskˈʌvɚd hˌaʊ slˈoʊli ˈɑːnɪst ænd ʌnˈeɪdᵻd tˈælənt kʊd hˈoʊp tə mˌeɪk ɪts wˈeɪ tə fˈeɪm.