text_original: It was in vain that Nerva tried to soothe their fury ; in vain he bared his neck and bade them strike ; the ringleaders would have their will, and dragged their caused the victims off to death before the feeble Emperor's ^ confession of his weakness was j^ruemd he felt, to his usefulness as a ruler, successor He knew that stronger hands than his were 97.
text_transcription: IT WAS IN VAIN THAT NERVA TRIED TO SOOTHE THEIR FURY IN VAIN HE BARED HIS NECK AND BADE THEM STRIKE THE RINGLEADERS WOULD HAVE THEIR WILL AND DRAG THEIR VICTIMS OFF TO DEATH BEFORE THE FEEBLE EMPEROR'S EYES SUCH A CONFESSION OF HIS WEAKNESS WAS FATAL AS HE FELT TO HIS USEFULNESS AS A RULER HE KNEW THAT STRONGER HANDS THAN HIS WERE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɪn vˈeɪn ðæt nˈɜːvə tɹˈaɪd tə sˈuːð ðɛɹ fjˈʊɹɹi ; ɪn vˈeɪn hiː bˈɛɹd hɪz nˈɛk ænd bˈeɪd ðˌɛm stɹˈaɪk ; ðə ɹˈɪŋɡliːdɚz wʊdhɐv ðɛɹ wˈɪl, ænd dɹˈæɡd ðɛɹ kˈɔːzd ðə vˈɪktɪmz ˈɔf tə dˈɛθ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə fˈiːbəl ˈɛmpɚɹɚz kənfˈɛʃən ʌv hɪz wˈiːknəs wʌz dʒˈeɪ ɹˈuːmdˌiː hiː fˈɛlt, tə hɪz jˈuːsfəlnəs æz ɐ ɹˈuːlɚ, səksˈɛsɚ hiː nˈuː ðæt stɹˈɔŋɡɚ hˈændz ðɐn hɪz wɜː nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.