text_original: The old professor whom he loved so well began to be jealous of such rival influence, and begged him not to forsake the Muses for austerer guides, who cared little for the graces of fine language, but seetned to think it 147  1 8o. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 83 vain and worldly to dress well or write a decent style. It was indeed no petty jealousy of a narrow heart, for the old man thought sincerely that rhetoric was the queen of all the sciences and arts, and longed to see her seated on the throne.
text_transcription: THE OLD PROFESSOR WHOM HE LOVED SO WELL BEGAN TO BE JEALOUS OF SUCH RIVAL INFLUENCE AND BEGGED HIM NOT TO FORSAKE THE MUSES FOR AUSTERER GUIDES WHO CARED LITTLE FOR THE GRACES OF FINE LANGUAGE BUT SEEMED TO THINK IT VAIN AND WORLDLY TO DRESS WELL OR WRITE IN A DECENT STYLE IT WAS INDEED NO PETTY JEALOUSY OF A NARROW HEART FOR THE OLD MAN THOUGHT SINCERELY THAT RHETORIC WAS THE QUEEN OF ALL THE SCIENCES AND ARTS AND LONGED TO SEE HER SEATED ON THE THRONE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld pɹəfˈɛsɚ hˈuːm hiː lˈʌvd sˌoʊ wˈɛl bɪɡˈæn təbi dʒˈɛləs ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɹˈaɪvəl ˈɪnfluːəns, ænd bˈɛɡd hˌɪm nˌɑːt tə fɔːɹsˈeɪk ðə mjˈuːzᵻz fɔːɹ ˈɔːstɚɹɚ ɡˈaɪdz, hˌuː kˈɛɹd lˈɪɾəl fɚðə ɡɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌv fˈaɪn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, bˌʌt sˈiːtənd tə θˈɪŋk ɪt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən wˈʌn ˈeɪt ˈoʊ. mˈɑːɹkəs ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs ˈæntənˌɪnəs, ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː vˈeɪn ænd wˈɜːldli tə dɹˈɛs wˈɛl ɔːɹ ɹˈaɪt ɐ dˈiːsənt stˈaɪl. ɪt wʌz ˌɪndˈiːd nˈoʊ pˈɛɾi dʒˈɛləsi əvə nˈæɹoʊ hˈɑːɹt, fɚðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn θˈɔːt sɪnsˈɪɹli ðæt ɹˈɛɾɚɹˌɪk wʌzðə kwˈiːn ʌv ˈɔːl ðə sˈaɪənsᵻz ænd ˈɑːɹts, ænd lˈɔŋd tə sˈiː hɜː sˈiːɾᵻd ɔnðə θɹˈoʊn.