text_original: In the Senate he was discreet and calm, even when he disliked what was done ; tempered his blame with words of praise, spoke of Nero as an eminent prince, and voted commonly with his col  leagues, though he did not stoop to mean compliance.
text_transcription: IN THE SENATE HE WAS DISCREET AND CALM EVEN WHEN HE DISLIKED WHAT WAS DONE TEMPERED HIS BLAME WITH WORDS OF PRAISE SPOKE OF NERO AS AN EMINENT PRINCE AND VOTED COMMONLY WITH HIS COLLEAGUES THOUGH HE DID NOT STOOP TO MEAN COMPLIANCE
phonemes: ɪnðə sˈɛnət hiː wʌz dɪskɹˈiːt ænd kˈɑːm, ˈiːvən wɛn hiː dɪslˈaɪkt wʌt wʌz dˈʌn ; tˈɛmpɚd hɪz blˈeɪm wɪð wˈɜːdz ʌv pɹˈeɪz, spˈoʊk ʌv nˈiəɹoʊ æz ɐn ˈɛmɪnənt pɹˈɪns, ænd vˈoʊɾᵻd kˈɑːmənli wɪð hɪz kˈɑːl lˈiːɡz, ðˌoʊ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt stˈuːp tə mˈiːn kəmplˈaɪəns.