text_original: The Stoic system ruled at Rome for a time almost with  out a rival. The themes on which it reasoned were chiefly moral ; and hard and cold as we may think its teaching, it roused enthusiasm in those who heard it, and spread Moral Standard of the Age. 219 widely through the world.
text_transcription: THE STOIC SYSTEM RULED AT ROME FOR A TIME ALMOST WITHOUT ARRIVAL THE THEMES ON WHICH IT REASONED WERE CHIEFLY MORAL AND HARD AND COLD AS WE MAY THINK ITS TEACHING IT ROUSED ENTHUSIASM IN THOSE WHO HEARD IT AND SPREAD WIDELY THROUGH THE WORLD
phonemes: ðə stˈoʊɪk sˈɪstəm ɹˈuːld æt ɹˈoʊm fɚɹə tˈaɪm ˈɔːlmoʊst wɪð ˈaʊt ɐ ɹˈaɪvəl. ðə θˈiːmz ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ɪt ɹˈiːzənd wɜː tʃˈiːfli mˈɔːɹəl ; ænd hˈɑːɹd ænd kˈoʊld æz wiː mˈeɪ θˈɪŋk ɪts tˈiːtʃɪŋ, ɪt ɹˈaʊzd ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm ɪn ðoʊz hˌuː hˈɜːd ɪt, ænd spɹˈɛd mˈɔːɹəl stˈændɚd ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn wˈaɪdli θɹuː ðə wˈɜːld.