text_original: He paid his court with tact to the members of the Senate, and talked of amnesty and peace ; put on a show of winning deference for the leaders of the moderate party, and for Cicero above all, and fed their hopes, that they might find in his growing popularity a harmless counterpoise to the violent ambition of Antonius.
text_transcription: HE PAID HIS COURT WITH TACT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND TALKED OF AMNESTY AND PEACE PUT ON A SHOW OF WINNING DEFERENCE FOR THE LEADERS OF THE MODERATE PARTY AND FOR CICERO ABOVE ALL AND FED THEIR HOPES THAT THEY MIGHT FIND IN HIS GROWING POPULARITY A HARMLESS COUNTERPOISE TO THE VIOLENT AMBITION OF ANTONIUS
phonemes: hiː pˈeɪd hɪz kˈɔːɹt wɪð tˈækt tə ðə mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə sˈɛnət, ænd tˈɔːkt ʌv ˈæmnəsti ænd pˈiːs ; pˌʊt ˌɔn ɐ ʃˈoʊ ʌv wˈɪnɪŋ dˈɛfɹəns fɚðə lˈiːdɚz ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚɹət pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd fɔːɹ sˈaɪsɹoʊ əbˌʌv ˈɔːl, ænd fˈɛd ðɛɹ hˈoʊps, ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt fˈaɪnd ɪn hɪz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ɐ hˈɑːɹmləs kˈaʊntɚpˌɔɪz tə ðə vˈaɪələnt æmbˈɪʃən ʌv æntˈoʊnɪəs.