text_original: The authority of censor lay ready to his hands when a moral reform was to be set ' on foot, and a return attempted to the severity of ancient manners, or when the Senate was to be purged of unworthy members and the order of the eqnites or knights to be reviewed and its dignity consulted.
text_transcription: THE AUTHORITY OF CENSOR LAY READY TO HIS HANDS WHEN A MORAL REFORM WAS TO BE SET ON FOOT AND A RETURN ATTEMPTED TO THE SEVERITY OF ANCIENT MANNERS OR WHEN THE SENATE WAS TO BE PURGED OF UNWORTHY MEMBERS AND THE ORDER OF THE EQUITAS OR KNIGHTS TO BE REVIEWED AND ITS DIGNITY CONSULTED
phonemes: ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌv sˈɛnsɚ lˈeɪ ɹˈɛdi tə hɪz hˈændz wɛn ɐ mˈɔːɹəl ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm wʌz təbi sˈɛt ˌɔn fˈʊt, ænd ɐ ɹᵻtˈɜːn ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə ðə səvˈɛɹᵻɾi ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt mˈænɚz, ɔːɹ wɛn ðə sˈɛnət wʌz təbi pˈɜːdʒd ʌv ʌnwˈɜːði mˈɛmbɚz ænd ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛknaɪts ɔːɹ nˈaɪts təbi ɹᵻvjˈuːd ænd ɪts dˈɪɡnᵻɾi kənsˈʌltᵻd.