text_original: Fabius Pictor had gained a name for skill in paint  ing, but it would have been a discredit in a later age ; and Pliny tells us of one of gentle birth who was mocked at and insulted for taking to the art.
text_transcription: BIUS PICTOR HAD GAINED A NAME FOR SKILL IN PAINTING BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISCREDIT IN THE LATER AGE AND PLINY TELLS US OF ONE OF GENTLE BIRTH WHO WAS MOCKED AT AND INSULTED FOR TAKING TO THE ART
phonemes: fˈæbɪəs pˈɪktɚ hæd ɡˈeɪnd ɐ nˈeɪm fɔːɹ skˈɪl ɪn pˈeɪnt ˈɪŋ, bˌʌt ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ dɪskɹˈɛdɪt ɪn ɐ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈeɪdʒ ; ænd plˈaɪni tˈɛlz ˌʌs ʌv wˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɛntəl bˈɜːθ hˌuː wʌz mˈɑːkt æt ænd ɪnsˈʌltᵻd fɔːɹ tˈeɪkɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹt.