text_original: If we try to study his real character it seems, like But the legendary Proteus, to take every form by turns, to pass from the brightest to the dark  ties were est moods by some inexplicable fantasy. One bS.'in?ed\y of the first things we read of him on his rise anJsTr^ge to power is his speech to an old enemy, caprices. ^ Now you are safe,* as if he could stoop no longer to the 62 llie Age of tJte Antonines, a. a meanness of a personal quarrel.
text_transcription: IF WE TRY TO STUDY HIS REAL CHARACTER IT SEEMS LIKE THE LEGENDARY PROTEUS TO TAKE EVERY FORM BY TURNS AND TO PASS FROM THE BRIGHTEST TO THE DARKEST MOODS BY SOME INEXPLICABLE PHANTASY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE READ OF HIM ON HIS RISE TO POWER IS HIS SPEECH TO AN OLD ENEMY NOW YOU ARE SAFE AS IF HE COULD STOOP NO LONGER TO THE MEANNESS OF A PERSONAL QUARREL
phonemes: ɪf wiː tɹˈaɪ tə stˈʌdi hɪz ɹˈiːəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ɪt sˈiːmz, lˈaɪk bˌʌt ðə lˈɛdʒəndɚɹi pɹˈoʊɾiəs, tə tˈeɪk ˈɛvɹi fˈɔːɹm baɪ tˈɜːnz, tə pˈæs fɹʌmðə bɹˈaɪɾɪst tə ðə dˈɑːɹk tˈaɪz wɜːɹ ˌiːˌɛstˈiː mˈuːdz baɪ sˌʌm ˌɪnɛksplˈɪkəbəl fˈæntəsi. wˈʌn bˈiː ˈɛs.ˈɪn?ˈɛd bˈækslæʃ wˈaɪ ʌvðə fˈɜːst θˈɪŋz wiː ɹˈiːd ʌv hˌɪm ˌɔn hɪz ɹˈaɪz æn dʒˌeɪˈɛs tˌiːˈɑːɹ dʒˈiː tə pˈaʊɚɹ ɪz hɪz spˈiːtʃ tʊ ɐn ˈoʊld ˈɛnəmi, kɐpɹˈiːsᵻz. nˈaʊ juː ɑːɹ sˈeɪf,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk æz ɪf hiː kʊd stˈuːp nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ tə ðə sˈɪksti tˈuː lˈaɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv tˈiː dʒˌeɪtˌiːˈiː ˈæntənˌaɪnz, ˈeɪ. ɐ mˈiːnnəs əvə pˈɜːsənəl kwˈɔːɹəl.