text_original: The pitiable and despicable suc  cessors of a great prince, worse than Sardanapalus, worse than the degraded Csesars of the basest days of Byzantium, squandered their unprofitable hours in shameful pleas  ure while the great empire fell to pieces, trampled by the 258 A HISTORY OF tHE FOUB GEORGES. ch.zzztii1 conquering feet of Persian princes, of Afghan invaders, of wild Mahratta chiefs.
text_transcription: THE PITIABLE AND DESPICABLE SUCCESSORS OF A GREAT PRINCE WORSE THAN SARDANOPOLIS WORSE THAN THE GRADED CAESARS OF THE BASEST DAYS OF BASANTIUM SQUANDERED THEIR UNPROFITABLE HOURS IN SHAMEFUL PLEASURE WHILE THE GREAT EMPIRE FELL TO PIECES TRAMPLED BY THE CONQUERING FEET OF PERSIAN PRINCES OF AFGHAN INVADERS OF THE WILD MARATA CHIEFS
phonemes: ðə pˈɪɾɪəbəl ænd dᵻspˈɪkəbəl sˈʌk sˈɛsɚz əvə ɡɹˈeɪt pɹˈɪns, wˈɜːs ðɐn sˈɑːɹdɐnˌeɪpæləs, wˈɜːs ðɐn ðə dᵻɡɹˈeɪdᵻd sˈiːsˈɛsɑːɹz ʌvðə bˈeɪsɪst dˈeɪz ʌv bɪzˈæntiəm, skwˈɑːndɚd ðɛɹ ʌnpɹˈɑːfɪɾəbəl ˈaʊɚz ɪn ʃˈeɪmfəl plˈiːz jˈʊɹ wˌaɪl ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛmpaɪɚ fˈɛl tə pˈiːsᵻz, tɹˈæmpəld baɪ ðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv tˈiː hiː fˈaʊb dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ.zˌiːzˌiːzˈiːtˈɪaɪ wˈʌn kˈɑːŋkɚɹɪŋ fˈiːt ʌv pˈɜːʒən pɹˈɪnsᵻz, ʌv ˈæfɡæn ɪnvˈeɪdɚz, ʌv wˈaɪld mˈɑːɹæɾə tʃˈiːfs.