text_original: Culpable luxury, indeed, there was — selfish extravagance and idle waste  but every age has seen the same in all the great cities of the world. It is fair also to remember that the first century of the Empire had not passed away before a change is noticed for the better.
text_transcription: CULPABLE LUXURY INDEED THERE WAS SELFISH EXTRAVAGANCE AND IDLE WASTE BUT EVERY AGE HAS SEEN THE SAME IN ALL THE GREAT CITIES OF THE WORLD IT IS FAIR ALSO TO REMEMBER THAT THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE EMPIRE HAD NOT PASSED AWAY BEFORE A CHANGE IS NOTICED FOR THE BETTER
phonemes: kˈʌlpəbəl lˈʌkʃɚɹi, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðɛɹwˈʌz — sˈɛlfɪʃ ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns ænd ˈaɪdəl wˈeɪst bˌʌt ˈɛvɹi ˈeɪdʒ hɐz sˈiːn ðə sˈeɪm ɪn ˈɔːl ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz ʌvðə wˈɜːld. ɪɾ ɪz fˈɛɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ tə ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðætðə fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ hæd nˌɑːt pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪz nˈoʊɾɪst fɚðə bˈɛɾɚ.