text_original: Selim was dead and gone, and in these later days the Otto  mans themselves were admirably well disci  plined and merciful. In 1526 two hundred thousand Turks traversed the Empire; they marched along the roads, avoiding the fields lest they should ruin the harvest.
text_transcription: SELIM WAS DEAD AND GONE AND IN THESE LATER DAYS THE OTTOMANS THEMSELVES WERE ADMIRABLY WELL DISCIPLINED AND MERCIFUL IN FIFTEEN TWENTY SIX TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND TURKS TRAVERSED THE EMPIRE THEY MARCHED ALONG THE ROADS AVOIDING THE FIELDS LEST THEY SHOULD RUIN THE HARVEST
phonemes: sˈɛlɪm wʌz dˈɛd ænd ɡˈɔn, ænd ɪn ðiːz lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪz ðɪ ˈɑːɾoʊ mˈænz ðɛmsˈɛlvz wɜːɹ ˈædmᵻɹəbli wˈɛl dɪssˈaɪ plˈaɪnd ænd mˈɜːsifəl. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks tˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd θˈaʊzənd tˈɜːks tɹɐvˈɜːst ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ; ðeɪ mˈɑːɹtʃt ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈoʊdz, ɐvˈɔɪdɪŋ ðə fˈiːldz lˈɛst ðeɪ ʃˌʊd ɹˈuːɪn ðə hˈɑːɹvɪst.