text_original: The Greeks were the great connoisseurs of all the fine arts ; in their towns were glorious prizes to be won, and Greece alone was worthy of his voice and talents. Greece was worthy also of her ruler ; nowhere was adulation more refined, nowhere did men flatter with more subtle tact the pride and vanity of the artist prince.
text_transcription: THE GREEKS WERE THE GREAT CONNOISSEURS OF ALL THE FINE ARTS IN THEIR TOWNS WERE GLORIOUS PRIZES TO BE WON AND GREECE ALONE WAS WORTHY OF HIS VOICE AND TALENTS GREECE WAS WORTHY ALSO OF A RULER NOWHERE WAS ADULATION MORE REFINED NOWHERE DID MEN FLATTER WITH MORE SUBTLE TACT THE PRIDE AND VANITY OF THE ARTIST PRINCE
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈiːks wɜː ðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˌɑːnəsˈʊɹz ʌv ˈɔːl ðə fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts ; ɪn ðɛɹ tˈaʊnz wɜː ɡlˈɔːɹiəs pɹˈaɪzᵻz təbi wˈʌn, ænd ɡɹˈiːs ɐlˈoʊn wʌz wˈɜːði ʌv hɪz vˈɔɪs ænd tˈælənts. ɡɹˈiːs wʌz wˈɜːði ˈɔːlsoʊ ʌv hɜː ɹˈuːlɚ ; nˈoʊwɛɹ wʌz ˌædʒəlˈeɪʃən mˈɔːɹ ɹᵻfˈaɪnd, nˈoʊwɛɹ dˈɪd mˈɛn flˈæɾɚ wɪð mˈɔːɹ sˈʌɾəl tˈækt ðə pɹˈaɪd ænd vˈænᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪst pɹˈɪns.