text_original: This we may ascribe to the heart being well guarded, while the extremities were but little heeded. For the strength of Rome rested on the Roman people themselves, on the Latin league, on the confederate towns of Italy, and on her colonies, from all of which sources she drew so numerous an army, as enabled her to subdue the whole world and to keep it in subjection.
text_transcription: THIS WE MAY ASCRIBE TO THE HEART BEING WELL GUARDED WHILE THE EXTREMITIES WERE BUT LITTLE HEEDED THE STRENGTH OF ROME RESTED ON THE ROMAN PEOPLE THEMSELVES ON THE LATIN LEAGUE ON THE CONFEDERATE TOWNS OF ITALY AND ON HER COLONIES FROM ALL OF WHICH SOURCES SHE DREW SO NUMEROUS AN ARMY AS ENABLED HER TO SUBDUE THE WHOLE WORLD AND TO KEEP IT IN SUBJECTION
phonemes: ðɪs wiː mˈeɪ ɐskɹˈaɪb tə ðə hˈɑːɹt bˌiːɪŋ wˈɛl ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd, wˌaɪl ðɪ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾiz wɜː bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl hˈiːdᵻd. fɚðə stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv ɹˈoʊm ɹˈɛstᵻd ɔnðə ɹˈoʊmən pˈiːpəl ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ɔnðə lˈætɪn lˈiːɡ, ɔnðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət tˈaʊnz ʌv ˈɪɾəli, ænd ˌɔn hɜː kˈɑːləniz, fɹʌm ˈɔːl ʌvwˈɪtʃ sˈɔːɹsᵻz ʃiː dɹˈuː sˌoʊ nˈuːmɚɹəs ɐn ˈɑːɹmi, æz ɛnˈeɪbəld hɜː tə sʌbdˈuː ðə hˈoʊl wˈɜːld ænd tə kˈiːp ɪɾ ɪn sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən.