text_original: Self enquiry such as this had been of old the favourite tenet of Pythagorean schools, it had been pressed by Socrates upon his age with a sort of missionary fervour, it had since passed almost as a commonplace into the current systems of the day, and become a recognised duty with the earnest minded, just as the practice of con  fession in the Church of Rome. With M. Aurelius it was a lifelong habit, and covered the whole range of Medit. V. thought and action.
text_transcription: SELF INQUIRY SUCH AS THIS HAD BEEN OF ALL THE FAVORITE TENANT OF PYTHAGOREAN SCHOOLS IT HAD BEEN PRESSED BY SOCRATES UPON HIS AGE WITH A SORT OF MISSIONARY FERVOR IT HAD SINCE PASSED ALMOST AS COMMONPLACE INTO THE CURRENT SYSTEMS OF THE DAY AND BECOME A RECOGNIZED DUTY WITH THE EARNEST MINDED JUST AS THE PRACTICE OF CONFESSION IN THE CHURCH OF ROME WITH MARCUS AURELIUS IT WAS A LIFELONG HABIT AND COVERED THE WHOLE RANGE OF THOUGHT AND ACTION
phonemes: sˈɛlf ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹi sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪs hɐdbɪn ʌv ˈoʊld ðə fˈeɪvɹɪt tˈɛnɪt ʌv pˈaɪθɐɡˌɔːɹiən skˈuːlz, ɪt hɐdbɪn pɹˈɛst baɪ sˈɑːkɹɐtˌiːz əpˌɑːn hɪz ˈeɪdʒ wɪð ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi fˈɜːvɚ, ɪt hæd sˈɪns pˈæst ˈɔːlmoʊst æz ɐ kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈɜːɹənt sˈɪstəmz ʌvðə dˈeɪ, ænd bɪkˌʌm ɐ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd dˈuːɾi wɪððɪ ˈɜːnɪst mˈaɪndᵻd, dʒˈʌst æz ðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv kˈɑːn fˈɛʃən ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv ɹˈoʊm. wɪð ˈɛm. ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs ɪt wʌzɐ lˈaɪflɔŋ hˈæbɪt, ænd kˈʌvɚd ðə hˈoʊl ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv mˈɛdɪt. vˈiː. θˈɔːt ænd ˈækʃən.