Cicero's description of Aristotle's literary style as "a river of gold" must have applied to the published works, not the surviving notes.
sˈaɪsɹoʊz dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌv ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəlz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi stˈaɪl æz "ɐ ɹˈɪvɚɹ ʌv ɡˈoʊld" mˈʌstɐv ɐplˈaɪd tə ðə pˈʌblɪʃt wˈɜːks, nˌɑːt ðə sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ nˈoʊts.