text_original: We have a piteous account by the great Lombard historian, Paul us Diaconus,* of the seven years' captivity of his Ijrother, who is generally believed to have been punished for his share in this insurrection. " My brother languishes a captive in your land, broken  * See p. 58, note. REVOLTS AND CONSPIRACIES. 169 hearted, in nakedness and want. His unhappy wife, with quivering li])s, begs for bread from street to street.
text_transcription: WE HAVE A PITEOUS ACCOUNT BY THE GREAT LOMBARD HISTORIAN PAULUS DIACONUS OF THE SEVEN YEARS CAPTIVITY OF HIS BROTHER WHO IS GENERALLY BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PUNISHED FOR HIS SHARE IN THIS INSURRECTION MY BROTHER LANGUISHES A CAPTIVE IN YOUR LAND BROKEN HEARTED IN NAKEDNESS AND WANT HIS UNHAPPY WIFE WITH QUIVERING LIPS BEGS FOR BREAD FROM STREET TO STREET
phonemes: wiː hæv ɐ pˈɪɾiəs ɐkˈaʊnt baɪ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt lˈɑːmbɑːɹd hɪstˈɔːɹiən, pˈɔːl ˌʌs dˈaɪəkˌoʊnəs,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ʌvðə sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz kæptˈɪvᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ˈeɪɹʌðɚ, hˌuː ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli bᵻlˈiːvd tə hɐvbɪn pˈʌnɪʃt fɔːɹ hɪz ʃˈɛɹ ɪn ðɪs ɪnsɚɹˈɛkʃən. " maɪ bɹˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪʃᵻz ɐ kˈæptɪv ɪn jʊɹ lˈænd, bɹˈoʊkən ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk sˈiː pˈiː. fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, nˈoʊt. ɹᵻvˈoʊlts ænd kənspˈɪɹəsiz. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn hˈɑːɹɾᵻd, ɪn nˈeɪkᵻdnəs ænd wˈɔnt. hɪz ʌnhˈæpi wˈaɪf, wɪð kwˈɪvɚɹɪŋ lˈaɪ])ˈɛs, bˈɛɡz fɔːɹ bɹˈɛd fɹʌm stɹˈiːt tə stɹˈiːt.