text_original: The army saw in him a general who was too liberal and open handed to wish to stint them to their beggarly pit  tance and keep them to taskwork on the frontier. He would not try to curb theii license or deny them plunder if they were once upon the march to Rome.
text_transcription: THE ARMY SAW IN HIM A GENERAL WHO WAS TOO LIBERAL AND OPEN HANDED TO WISH TO STINT THEM TO THEIR BEGGARLY PITTANCE AND KEEP THEM TO TASKWORK ON THE FRONTIER HE WOULD NOT TRY TO CURB THEIR LICENSE OR DENY THEM PLUNDER IF THEY WERE ONCE UPON THE MARCH TO ROME
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi sˈɔː ɪn hˌɪm ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hˌuː wʌz tˈuː lˈɪbɚɹəl ænd ˈoʊpən hˈændᵻd tə wˈɪʃ tə stˈɪnt ðˌɛm tə ðɛɹ bˈɛɡɚli pˈɪt tˈæns ænd kˈiːp ðˌɛm tə tˈæskwɜːk ɔnðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ. hiː wʊd nˌɑːt tɹˈaɪ tə kˈɜːb θˈeɪi lˈaɪsəns ɔːɹ dᵻnˈaɪ ðˌɛm plˈʌndɚ ɪf ðeɪ wɜː wˈʌns əpˌɑːn ðə mˈɑːɹtʃ tə ɹˈoʊm.