text_original: Their epigrams soon passed from mouth to mouth ; a well turned phrase or a bold satire lingered in the memory long after the sound of the verses died away; and the practice of public recitations gave them at times something of the power to catch the — A.D. 14 Augustus. 2 J public ear which journalism has had in later days.
text_transcription: THEIR EPIGRAMS SOON PASSED FROM MOUTH TO MOUTH A WELL TURNED PHRASE OR A BOLD SATIRE LINGERED IN THE MEMORY LONG AFTER THE SOUND OF THE VERSES DIED AWAY AND THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC RECITATIONS GAVE THEM AT TIMES SOMETHING OF THE POWER TO CATCH THE PUBLIC EAR WHICH JOURNALISM HAS HAD IN LATER DAYS
phonemes: ðɛɹ ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæmz sˈuːn pˈæst fɹʌm mˈaʊθ tə mˈaʊθ ; ɐ wˈɛl tˈɜːnd fɹˈeɪz ɔːɹ ɐ bˈoʊld sˈæɾaɪɚ lˈɪŋɡɚd ɪnðə mˈɛmɚɹi lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚ ðə sˈaʊnd ʌvðə vˈɜːsᵻz dˈaɪd ɐwˈeɪ; ænd ðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv pˈʌblɪk ɹᵻsɪtˈeɪʃənz ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm æt tˈaɪmz sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌvðə pˈaʊɚ tə kˈætʃ ðə — ˈeɪ.dˈiː. fˈɔːɹtiːn ˈɔːɡʌstəs. tˈuː dʒˈeɪ pˈʌblɪk ˈɪɹ wˌɪtʃ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm hɐz hæd ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪz.