text_original: The credulous fancy of the age, as reported in the history of Dion Cassius, saw the motive for the promise in a dream, in which a venerable figure came before him, clad in purple robe and with a garland on his head — such as was the painter's symbol for the senate— and laid his finger upon Trajan's neck, leaving his signet stamp first on one side and tlien upon the other.
text_transcription: THE CREDULOUS FANCY OF THE AGE AS REPORTED IN THE HISTORY OF DIAN CASSIUS SAW THE MOTIVE FOR THE PROMISE IN A DREAM IN WHICH A VENERABLE FIGURE CAME BEFORE HIM CLAD IN PURPLE ROBE AND WITH A GARLAND ON HIS HEAD SUCH AS WAS THE PAINTER'S SYMBOL FOR THE SENATE AND LAID HIS FINGER UPON TRAJAN'S NECK LEAVING HIS SIGNET STAMP FIRST ON ONE SIDE AND THEN UPON THE OTHER
phonemes: ðə kɹˈɛdʒuːləs fˈænsi ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ, æz ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv dɪˈɑːn kˈæsɪəs, sˈɔː ðə mˈoʊɾɪv fɚðə pɹˈɑːmɪs ɪn ɐ dɹˈiːm, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ vˈɛnɚɹəbəl fˈɪɡjɚ kˈeɪm bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm, klˈæd ɪn pˈɜːpəl ɹˈoʊb ænd wɪð ɐ ɡˈɑːɹlənd ˌɔn hɪz hˈɛd — sˈʌtʃ ɐz wʌzðə pˈeɪntɚz sˈɪmbəl fɚðə sˈɛnət— ænd lˈeɪd hɪz fˈɪŋɡɚɹ əpˌɑːn tɹˈædʒənz nˈɛk, lˈiːvɪŋ hɪz sˈɪɡnɪt stˈæmp fˈɜːst ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈaɪd ænd tˈiːlˈiːn əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.