text_original: In Rome itself the old nobility was little to be feared. They had no power  ful following of clients or retainers, no rallying cry nor hold upon the imaginations of the masses; and their feelings might be outraged, their fortunes pillaged with impunity, if only the populace could be kept in cheerful humour and
text_transcription: IN ROME ITSELF THE OLD NOBILITY WAS LITTLE TO BE FEARED THEY HAD NO POWERFUL FOLLOWING OF CLIENTS OR RETAINERS NO RALLYING CRY NOR HOLD UPON THE IMAGINATIONS OF THE MASSES AND THEIR FEELINGS MIGHT BE OUTRAGED THEIR FORTUNES PILLAGED WITH IMPUNITY IF ONLY THE POPULACE COULD BE KEPT IN CHEERFUL HUMOR AND THE PRAETORIANS AND LEGIONS DID NOT STIR END OF SECTION TWENTY ONE
phonemes: ɪn ɹˈoʊm ɪtsˈɛlf ðɪ ˈoʊld noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi wʌz lˈɪɾəl təbi fˈɪɹd. ðeɪ hæd nˈoʊ pˈaʊɚ fˈʌl fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ʌv klˈaɪənts ɔːɹ ɹᵻtˈeɪnɚz, nˈoʊ ɹˈæliɪŋ kɹˈaɪ nˈɔːɹ hˈoʊld əpˌɑːn ðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə mˈæsᵻz; ænd ðɛɹ fˈiːlɪŋz mˌaɪt biː ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒd, ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz pˈɪlɪdʒd wɪð ɪmpjˈuːnᵻɾi, ɪf ˈoʊnli ðə pˈɑːpjʊləs kʊd biː kˈɛpt ɪn tʃˈɪɹfəl hjˈuːmɚɹ ænd