text_original: In these and many like cases Tacitus go^silmoo other writers may have given a false lightly ; reading of his motives, as they have certainly reported without weighing the scandalous gossip that blackened the memory of a ruler who discredited his best qualities by ungracious manners, and often made his virtues seem as odious as his vices. But of the natural character of his younger years we know little.
text_transcription: IN THESE AND MANY LIKE CASES TACITUS AND OTHER WRITERS MAY HAVE GIVEN A FALSE READING OF HIS MOTIVES AS THEY HAVE CERTAINLY REPORTED WITHOUT WEIGHING THE SCANDALOUS GOSSIP THAT BLACKENED THE MEMORY OF A RULER WHO DISCREDITED HIS BEST QUALITIES BY UNGRACIOUS MANNERS AND OFTEN MADE HIS VIRTUES SEEM AS ODIOUS AS HIS VICES BUT OF THE NATURAL CHARACTER OF HIS YOUNGER YEARS WE KNOW LITTLE
phonemes: ɪn ðiːz ænd mˈɛni lˈaɪk kˈeɪsᵻz tˈæsɪɾəs ɡˌoʊ sˈɪlmuː ˈʌðɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚz mˌeɪhɐv ɡˈɪvən ɐ fˈɔls lˈaɪtli ; ɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌv hɪz mˈoʊɾɪvz, æz ðeɪ hæv sˈɜːʔn̩li ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd wɪðˌaʊt wˈeɪɪŋ ðə skˈændələs ɡˈɑːsɪp ðæt blˈækənd ðə mˈɛmɚɹi əvɚ ɹˈuːlɚ hˌuː dɪskɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd hɪz bˈɛst kwˈɔlᵻɾiz baɪ ʌŋɡɹˈeɪʃəs mˈænɚz, ænd ˈɔfən mˌeɪd hɪz vˈɜːtʃuːz sˈiːm æz ˈoʊdiəs æz hɪz vˈaɪsᵻz. bˌʌt ʌvðə nˈætʃɚɹəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ jˈɪɹz wiː nˈoʊ lˈɪɾəl.