text_original: In a medley of Seneca on , , , 1 r 1 ^ deinca  hom sly prose and lofty verse he pictures the tion of ciau  scene above at the moment of the Emperor^s death. Mercury had taken pity on his lingering agony, and begged Clotho, one of the three Fates, to cut short his span of life.
text_transcription: IN A MEDLEY OF HOMELY PROS AND LOFTY VERSE HE PICTURES THE SCENE ABOVE AT THE MOMENT OF THE EMPEROR'S DEATH MERCURY HAD TAKEN PITY ON HIS LINGERING AGONY AND BEGGED CLOTHO ONE OF THE THREE FATES TO CUT SHORT HIS SPAN OF LIFE
phonemes: ɪn ɐ mˈɛdli ʌv sˈɛnɛkə ˈɔn , , , wˈʌn ˈɑːɹ wˈʌn dˈeɪŋkə hˈɑːm slˈaɪ pɹˈoʊz ænd lˈɔfti vˈɜːs hiː pˈɪktʃɚz ðə tɪˈɑːn ʌv sˈaɪəˌuː sˈiːn əbˌʌv æt ðə mˈoʊmənt ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˈɛs dˈɛθ. mˈɜːkjʊɹi hæd tˈeɪkən pˈɪɾi ˌɔn hɪz lˈɪŋɡɚɹɪŋ ˈæɡəni, ænd bˈɛɡd klˈɔθoʊ, wˈʌn ʌvðə θɹˈiː fˈeɪts, tə kˈʌt ʃˈɔːɹt hɪz spˈæn ʌv lˈaɪf.