text_original: It was such a life as Curius or Cato lived of old, before the country was deserted for the towns, or slave labour on the large estates took the place of native yeomen, though the rude austerity of ancient manners was tempered by a genial refinement which was no natural growth upon the soil of Italy.
text_transcription: IT WAS SUCH A LIFE AS CURIUS OR CATO LIVED OF OLD BEFORE THE COUNTRY WAS DESERTED FOR THE TOWNS OR SLAVE LABOR ON THE LARGE ESTATES TOOK THE PLACE OF NATIVE YEOMEN THOUGH THE RUDE AUSTERITY OF ANCIENT MANNERS WAS TEMPERED BY A GENIAL REFINEMENT WHICH WAS NO NATURAL GROWTH UPON THE SOIL OF ITALY
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈaɪf æz kjˈʊɹɹɪəs ɔːɹ kˈɑːɾoʊ lˈɪvd ʌv ˈoʊld, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd fɚðə tˈaʊnz, ɔːɹ slˈeɪv lˈeɪbɚɹ ɔnðə lˈɑːɹdʒ ᵻstˈeɪts tˈʊk ðə plˈeɪs ʌv nˈeɪɾɪv jˈoʊmɛn, ðˌoʊ ðə ɹˈuːd ɔːstˈɛɹᵻɾi ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt mˈænɚz wʌz tˈɛmpɚd baɪ ɐ dʒˈiːnɪəl ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənt wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈoʊ nˈætʃɚɹəl ɡɹˈoʊθ əpˌɑːn ðə sˈɔɪl ʌv ˈɪɾəli.