text_original: It is true the Empire was so little centralized as yet, and so much free life remained in the old institutions of the provinces, that distant peoples scarcely suffered from the torpor of the central power, and, once relieved from the abuses of the old Republic, were well content if they were only left alone.
text_transcription: IT IS TRUE THE EMPIRE WAS SO LITTLE CENTRALIZED AS YET AND SO MUCH FREE LIFE REMAINED IN THE OLD INSTITUTIONS OF THE PROVINCES THAT DISTANT PEOPLES SCARCELY SUFFERED FROM THE TORPOR OF THE CENTRAL POWER AND ONCE RELIEVED FROM THE ABUSES OF THE OLD REPUBLIC WERE WELL CONTENT IF THEY WERE ONLY LEFT ALONE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʌz sˌoʊ lˈɪɾəl sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd æz jˈɛt, ænd sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ fɹˈiː lˈaɪf ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, ðæt dˈɪstənt pˈiːpəlz skˈɛɹsli sˈʌfɚd fɹʌmðə tˈɔːɹpɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl pˈaʊɚ, ænd, wˈʌns ɹᵻlˈiːvd fɹʌmðɪ ɐbjˈuːsᵻz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, wɜː wˈɛl kəntˈɛnt ɪf ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli lˈɛft ɐlˈoʊn.