text_original: It seemed as if he gathered temper. Up in his paradoxical and manysided nature all the fair qualities and gross defects which singly characterised each of the earlier rulers. Yet we have Hadrian. 117 138  65 Reasons for mistrusting these accounts of ancient authors. grave reasons for mistrusting the accounts which reach us from such questionable sources as the poor biographies and epitomes of a much later age, which often betray a fatal want of judgment while they reflect the credulous malevolence of rumour.
text_transcription: IT SEEMS AS IF HE GATHERED UP IN HIS PARADOXICAL AND MANY SIDED NATURE ALL THE FAIR QUALITIES AND GROSS DEFECTS WHICH SINGLY CHARACTERIZED EACH OF THE EARLIER RULERS YET WE HAVE GRAVE REASONS FOR MISTRUSTING THE ACCOUNTS WHICH REACH US FROM SUCH QUESTIONABLE SOURCES AS THE POOR BIOGRAPHIES AND EPITOMES OF A MUCH LATER AGE WHICH OFTEN BETRAY A FATAL WANT OF JUDGMENT WHILE THEY REFLECT THE CREDULOUS MALEVOLENCE OF RUMOUR
phonemes: ɪt sˈiːmd æz ɪf hiː ɡˈæðɚd tˈɛmpɚ. ˌʌp ɪn hɪz pˌæɹədˈɑːksɪkəl ænd mˈænɪsˌaɪdᵻd nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ˈɔːl ðə fˈɛɹ kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ænd ɡɹˈoʊs dˈiːfɛkts wˌɪtʃ sˈɪŋɡli kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd ˈiːtʃ əv ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ ɹˈuːlɚz. jˈɛt wiː hæv hˈeɪdɹiən. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ɹˈiːzənz fɔːɹ mɪstɹˈʌstɪŋ ðiːz ɐkˈaʊnts ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt ˈɔːθɚz. ɡɹˈeɪv ɹˈiːzənz fɔːɹ mɪstɹˈʌstɪŋ ðɪ ɐkˈaʊnts wˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːtʃ ˌʌs fɹʌm sˈʌtʃ kwˈɛstʃənəbəl sˈɔːɹsᵻz æz ðə pˈʊɹ baɪˈɑːɡɹəfiz ænd ᵻpˈɪɾəmˌɪz əvə mˈʌtʃ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈeɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔfən bᵻtɹˈeɪ ɐ fˈeɪɾəl wˈɔnt ʌv dʒˈʌdʒmənt wˌaɪl ðeɪ ɹᵻflˈɛkt ðə kɹˈɛdʒuːləs məlˈɛvələns ʌv ɹˈuːmɚ.