text_original: As in that dreamland of olden fancy the out  lines are all faint and indistinct from want of Stirling adventure or excitement, so now it might seem as if the 74 The Age of the Antonines, a. d. happiness of the world were too complete to let it care either to make history or to write it.
text_transcription: AS IN THAT DREAMLAND OF OLDEN FANCY THE OUTLINES ARE ALL FAINT AND INDISTINCT FROM WANT OF STIRRING ADVENTURE OR EXCITEMENT SO NOW IT MIGHT SEEM AS IF THE HAPPINESS OF THE WORLD WERE TOO COMPLETE TO LET IT CARE EITHER TO MAKE HISTORY OR TO WRITE IT
phonemes: æz ɪn ðæt dɹˈiːmlənd ʌv ˈoʊldən fˈænsi ðɪ ˈaʊt lˈaɪnz ɑːɹ ˈɔːl fˈeɪnt ænd ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋkt fɹʌm wˈɔnt ʌv stˈɜːlɪŋ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ ɔːɹ ɛksˈaɪtmənt, sˌoʊ nˈaʊ ɪt mˌaɪt sˈiːm æz ɪf ðə sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈæntənˌaɪnz, ˈeɪ. dˈiː. hˈæpɪnəs ʌvðə wˈɜːld wɜː tˈuː kəmplˈiːt tə lˈɛt ɪt kˈɛɹ ˈiːðɚ tə mˌeɪk hˈɪstɚɹi ɔːɹ tə ɹˈaɪt ɪt.