text_original: He had passed with unstained honour through the round of the offices of state, had taken rank in the council chamber of the prince, where his voice was always raised in the interest Struck by disease he chose, for his succes  sor, Verus. A.D. 135. 117 138. Hadrian, 69 of mercy. All knew his worth, and gladly hailed the choice when the Emperor's mantle fell upon his shoulders ; the formal act of adoption once completed, they could wait now with lighter hearts till the last scenes of Hadrian's life were over.
text_transcription: HE HAD PASSED WITH UNSTAINED HONOR THROUGH THE ROUND OF THE OFFICES OF STATE HAD TAKEN RANK IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE PRINCE WHERE HIS VOICE WAS ALWAYS RAISED IN THE INTEREST OF MERCY ALL KNEW HIS WORTH AND GLADLY HAILED THE CHOICE WHEN THE EMPEROR'S MANTLE FELL UPON HIS SHOULDERS THE FORMAL ACT OF ADOPTION ONCE COMPLETED THEY COULD WAIT NOW WITH LIGHTER HEARTS TILL THE LAST SCENES OF HADRIAN'S LIFE WERE OVER
phonemes: hiː hæd pˈæst wɪð ʌnstˈeɪnd ˈɑːnɚ θɹuː ðə ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðɪ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌv stˈeɪt, hæd tˈeɪkən ɹˈæŋk ɪnðə kˈaʊnsəl tʃˈeɪmbɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈɪns, wˌɛɹ hɪz vˈɔɪs wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ɹˈeɪzd ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛst stɹˈʌk baɪ dɪzˈiːz hiː tʃˈoʊz, fɔːɹ hɪz səksˈɛᵻz sˈɔːɹ, vˈɛɹəs. ˈeɪ.dˈiː. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt. hˈeɪdɹiən, sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ʌv mˈɜːsi. ˈɔːl nˈuː hɪz wˈɜːθ, ænd ɡlˈædli hˈeɪld ðə tʃˈɔɪs wɛn ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz mˈæntəl fˈɛl əpˌɑːn hɪz ʃˈoʊldɚz ; ðə fˈɔːɹməl ˈækt ʌv ɐdˈɑːpʃən wˈʌns kəmplˈiːɾᵻd, ðeɪ kʊd wˈeɪt nˈaʊ wɪð lˈaɪɾɚ hˈɑːɹts tˈɪl ðə lˈæst sˈiːnz ʌv hˈeɪdɹiənz lˈaɪf wɜːɹ ˈoʊvɚ.