text_original: The idle nobles doubtless were well pleased to repeat and colour the ill natured stories which floated in the air, and in the literary circles gathered round the prince there were sensitive and jealous spirits ready to resent a hasty word and think their merits unacknow  ledged, or to point a venomed epigram against the Emperor's sorry taste.
text_transcription: THE IDLE NOBLES DOUBTLESS WERE WELL PLEASED TO REPEAT AND COLOR THE ILL NATURED STORIES WHICH FLOATED IN THE AIR AND IN THE LITERARY CIRCLES GATHERED ROUND THE PRINCE THERE WERE SENSITIVE AND JEALOUS SPIRITS READY TO RESENT A HASTY WORD AND THINK THEIR MERITS UNACKNOWLEDGED OR TO POINT A VENOMED EPIGRAM AGAINST THE EMPEROR'S SORRY TASTE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈaɪdəl nˈoʊbəlz dˈaʊtləs wɜː wˈɛl plˈiːzd tə ɹᵻpˈiːt ænd kˈʌlɚ ðɪ ˈɪl nˈeɪtʃɚd stˈɔːɹiz wˌɪtʃ flˈoʊɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, ænd ɪnðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi sˈɜːkəlz ɡˈæðɚd ɹˈaʊnd ðə pɹˈɪns ðɛɹwˌɜː sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv ænd dʒˈɛləs spˈɪɹɪts ɹˈɛdi tə ɹᵻzˈɛnt ɐ hˈeɪsti wˈɜːd ænd θˈɪŋk ðɛɹ mˈɛɹɪts ʌnɐknˈoʊ lˈɛdʒd, ɔːɹ tə pˈɔɪnt ɐ vˈɛnəmd ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæm ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz sˈɑːɹi tˈeɪst.