text_original: But none knew better than the monarch himself how far his empire came short of these grand prophetic visions ; and profounder schol  ars than Alcuin could have told him how little it had really in common with the state which wiis ruled by Augustus or by Trajan.
text_transcription: BUT NONE KNEW BETTER THAN THE MONARCH HIMSELF HOW FAR HIS EMPIRE CAME SHORT OF THOSE GRAND PROPHETIC VISIONS AND PROFOUNDER SCHOLARS THAN EL QUIN COULD HAVE TOLD HIM HOW LITTLE IT HAD REALLY IN COMMON WITH THE STATE WHICH WAS RULED BY AUGUSTUS OR BY TRAJAN
phonemes: bˌʌt nˈʌn nˈuː bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ðə mˈɑːnɚk hɪmsˈɛlf hˌaʊ fˈɑːɹ hɪz ˈɛmpaɪɚ kˈeɪm ʃˈɔːɹt ʌv ðiːz ɡɹˈænd pɹɑːfˈɛɾɪk vˈɪʒənz ; ænd pɹəfˈaʊndɚ skˈɑːl ˈɑːɹz ðɐn ˈælkjuːˌɪn kˌʊdɐv tˈoʊld hˌɪm hˌaʊ lˈɪɾəl ɪt hæd ɹˈiəli ɪn kˈɑːmən wɪððə stˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ wˈiːːz ɹˈuːld baɪ ˈɔːɡʌstəs ɔːɹ baɪ tɹˈædʒən.