text_original: The more eminent actions and apothegms, both of the Greeks and Romans, have been indebted for their eulogies not so much to the reason, as to the greatness of them ; and very many times to that prosperous usurpation, (with which our histories do so mutually upbraid each other), which as a conquering torrent carries all before it, as well public agents as public actions, in the stream of time.
text_transcription: THE MORE EMINENT ACTIONS AND APOTHEGMS BOTH OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS HAVE BEEN INDEBTED FOR THEIR EULOGIES NOT SO MUCH TO THE REASON AS TO THE GREATNESS OF THEM AND VERY MANY TIMES TO THAT PROSPEROUS USURPATION WITH WHICH OUR HISTORIES DO SO MUTUALLY UPBRAID EACH OTHER WHICH AS A CONQUERING TORRENT CARRIES ALL BEFORE IT AS WELL PUBLIC AGENTS AS PUBLIC ACTIONS IN THE STREAM OF TIME
phonemes: ðə mˈɔːɹ ˈɛmɪnənt ˈækʃənz ænd ɐpˈɑːθɛmz, bˈoʊθ ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːks ænd ɹˈoʊmənz, hɐvbɪn ˌɪndˈɛɾᵻd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ jˈuːlədʒiz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ tə ðə ɹˈiːzən, æz tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪtnəs ʌv ðˌɛm ; ænd vˈɛɹi mˈɛni tˈaɪmz tə ðæt pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs juːzɚpˈeɪʃən, (wɪð wˌɪtʃ ˌaʊɚ hˈɪstɚɹiz dˈuː sˌoʊ mjˈuːtʃuːəli ʌpbɹˈeɪd ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ), wˌɪtʃ æz ɐ kˈɑːŋkɚɹɪŋ tˈɔɹənt kˈæɹiz ˈɔːl bᵻfˈɔːɹ ɪt, æz wˈɛl pˈʌblɪk ˈeɪdʒənts æz pˈʌblɪk ˈækʃənz, ɪnðə stɹˈiːm ʌv tˈaɪm.