text_original: He was yet in the full vigour of his manhood when the cares of state fell with the purple mantle on his shouldeis ; the 8 The Age of the Antonincs. a.d changing scenes of his laborious life had taught him experience of men and manners, and it was with no wavering hands that he took up the reins of office, and he grasped them firmly to the end.
text_transcription: HE WAS YET IN THE FULL VIGOUR OF HIS MANHOOD WHEN THE CARES OF STATE FELL WITH THE PURPLE MANTLE ON HIS SHOULDERS THE CHANGING SCENES OF HIS LABORIOUS LIFE HAD TAUGHT HIM EXPERIENCE OF MEN AND MANNERS AND IT WAS WITH NO WAVERING HANDS THAT HE TOOK UP THE REINS OF OFFICE AND HE GRASPED THEM FIRMLY TO THE END
phonemes: hiː wʌz jˈɛt ɪnðə fˈʊl vˈɪɡɚɹ ʌv hɪz mˈænhʊd wɛn ðə kˈɛɹz ʌv stˈeɪt fˈɛl wɪððə pˈɜːpəl mˈæntəl ˌɔn hɪz ʃˈʊdeɪz ; ðɪ ˈeɪt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈæntənˌɪŋks. ˈeɪ.dˈiː tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ sˈiːnz ʌv hɪz lɐbˈɔːɹiəs lˈaɪf hæd tˈɔːt hˌɪm ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ʌv mˈɛn ænd mˈænɚz, ænd ɪt wʌz wɪð nˈoʊ wˈeɪvɚɹɪŋ hˈændz ðæt hiː tˈʊk ˌʌp ðə ɹˈeɪnz ʌv ˈɑːfɪs, ænd hiː ɡɹˈæspt ðˌɛm fˈɜːmli tə ðɪ ˈɛnd.