text_original: Was it popular caprice or a higher tone of public feeling, owing fo which, Rome, which had borne with Caligula and re  gretted Nero, could not pardon the last morbid excesses of a ruler who for one and twenty years had given the world the blessings of security and justice
text_transcription: WAS IT POPULAR CAPRICE OR A HIGHER TONE OF PUBLIC FEELING OWING TO WHICH ROME WHICH HAD BORNE WITH CALIGULA AND REGRETTED NERO COULD NOT PARDON THE LAST MORBID EXCESSES OF A RULER WHO FOR ONE AND TWENTY YEARS HAD GIVEN THE WORLD THE BLESSINGS OF SECURITY AND JUSTICE
phonemes: wʌz ɪt pˈɑːpjʊlɚ kɐpɹˈiːs ɔːɹ ɐ hˈaɪɚ tˈoʊn ʌv pˈʌblɪk fˈiːlɪŋ, ˈoʊɪŋ fˈoʊ wˈɪtʃ, ɹˈoʊm, wˌɪtʃ hæd bˈɔːɹn wɪð kælˈɪɡjʊlə ænd ɹˌiː ɡɹˈɛɾᵻd nˈiəɹoʊ, kʊd nˌɑːt pˈɑːɹdən ðə lˈæst mˈɔːɹbɪd ɛksˈɛsᵻz əvɚ ɹˈuːlɚ hˌuː fɔːɹ wˈʌn ænd twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz hæd ɡˈɪvən ðə wˈɜːld ðə blˈɛsɪŋz ʌv sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ænd dʒˈʌstɪs