text_original: In short, his whole bearing and character were so much out of the common, that even the elder Cato, so celebrated for his austere virtue, was the first to declare against him, saying that no city could be deemed free which contained a citizen who was feared by the magistrates.
text_transcription: IN SHORT HIS WHOLE BEARING AND CHARACTER WERE SO MUCH OUT OF THE COMMON THAT EVEN THE ELDER CATO SO CELEBRATED FOR HIS AUSTERE VIRTUE WAS THE FIRST TO DECLARE AGAINST HIM SAYING THAT NO CITY COULD BE DEEMED FREE WHICH CONTAINED A CITIZEN WHO WAS FEARED BY THE MAGISTRATES
phonemes: ɪn ʃˈɔːɹt, hɪz hˈoʊl bˈɛɹɪŋ ænd kˈæɹɪktɚ wɜː sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ˌaʊɾəv ðə kˈɑːmən, ðæt ˈiːvən ðɪ ˈɛldɚ kˈɑːɾoʊ, sˌoʊ sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ hɪz ɔːstˈɪɹ vˈɜːtʃuː, wʌzðə fˈɜːst tə dᵻklˈɛɹ ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm, sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt nˈoʊ sˈɪɾi kʊd biː dˈiːmd fɹˈiː wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪnd ɐ sˈɪɾɪzən hˌuː wʌz fˈɪɹd baɪ ðə mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪts.