text_original: There was little in such a life to fire the fancy of poet laureate or courtly chronicler. Yet if we read the letter which he wrote to Fronto on the subject of the Parthian war, we shall find that he expects the history on which the old professor was engaged to make his name illustrious to future ages.
text_transcription: THERE WAS LITTLE IN SUCH A LIFE TO FIRE THE FANCY OF POET LAUREATE OR COURTLY CHRONICLER YET IF WE READ THE LETTER WHICH HE WROTE TO FRONTO ON THE SUBJECT OF THE PARTY IN WAR WE SHALL FIND THAT HE EXPECTS THE HISTORY ON WHICH THE OLD PROFESSOR WAS ENGAGED TO MAKE HIS NAME ILLUSTRIOUS TO FUTURE AGES
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz lˈɪɾəl ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈaɪf tə fˈaɪɚ ðə fˈænsi ʌv pˈoʊɪt lˈɔːɹiːˌeɪt ɔːɹ kˈɔːɹtli kɹˈɑːnɪklɚ. jˈɛt ɪf wiː ɹˈiːd ðə lˈɛɾɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹˈoʊt tə fɹˈʌntoʊ ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌvðə pˈɑːɹθiən wˈɔːɹ, wiːʃˌɐl fˈaɪnd ðæt hiː ɛkspˈɛkts ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈoʊld pɹəfˈɛsɚ wʌz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd tə mˌeɪk hɪz nˈeɪm ɪlˈʌstɹiəs tə fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ˈeɪdʒᵻz.