text_original: Of their personal characters they often knew but little ; and though dark stories of what had passed at Rome may have circulated awhile among the higher classes in the provinces, yet the people knew next to nothing of their vices and their follies, and thought of them chiefly as the symbol of the ruling Providence which throughout the civilized world had silenced war and faction and secured the blessings of prosperity and peace, before unknown.
text_transcription: OF THEIR PERSONAL CHARACTERS THEY OFTEN KNEW BUT LITTLE AND THOUGH DARK STORIES OF WHAT HAD PASSED AT ROME MAY HAVE CIRCULATED AWHILE AMONG THE HIGHER CLASSES IN THE PROVINCES YET THE PEOPLE KNEW NEXT TO NOTHING OF THEIR VICES AND THEIR FOLLIES AND THOUGHT OF THEM CHIEFLY AS THE SYMBOL OF THE RULING PROVIDENCE WHICH THROUGHOUT THE CIVILIZED WORLD HAD SILENCED WAR AND FACTION AND SECURED THE BLESSINGS OF PROSPERITY AND PEACE BEFORE UNKNOWN
phonemes: ʌv ðɛɹ pˈɜːsənəl kˈæɹɪktɚz ðeɪ ˈɔfən nˈuː bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ; ænd ðˌoʊ dˈɑːɹk stˈɔːɹiz ʌv wʌt hæd pˈæst æt ɹˈoʊm mˌeɪhɐv sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ɐwˈaɪl ɐmˌʌŋ ðə hˈaɪɚ klˈæsᵻz ɪnðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, jˈɛt ðə pˈiːpəl nˈuː nˈɛkst tə nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ vˈaɪsᵻz ænd ðɛɹ fˈɑːliz, ænd θˈɔːt ʌv ðˌɛm tʃˈiːfli æz ðə sˈɪmbəl ʌvðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ pɹˈɑːvɪdəns wˌɪtʃ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd wˈɜːld hæd sˈaɪlənst wˈɔːɹ ænd fˈækʃən ænd sᵻkjˈʊɹd ðə blˈɛsɪŋz ʌv pɹəspˈɛɹᵻɾi ænd pˈiːs, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ʌnnˈoʊn.