text_original: Their places had been taken by new comers from the provinces or creatures of imperial favour, and a century had passed away since the senate of the commonwealth had claimed or had deserved to rule. The ancient offices, even the which consulship itself, were little more than empty ^ncrable honours, and therefore passed rapidly from were, 'U no hand to hand ; and even Pliny, full as he v^as real power.
text_transcription: THEIR PLACES HAD BEEN TAKEN BY NEWCOMERS FROM THE PROVINCES OR CREATURES OF IMPERIAL FAVOR AND THIS CENTURY HAD PASSED AWAY SINCE THE SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH HAD CLAIMED OR HAD DESERVED TO RULE THE ANCIENT OFFICES EVEN THE CONSULSHIP ITSELF WERE LITTLE MORE THAN EMPTY HONORS AND THEREFORE PASSED RAPIDLY FROM HAND TO HAND AND EVEN PLINY FULL AS HE WAS OF
phonemes: ðɛɹ plˈeɪsᵻz hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən baɪ nˈuː kˈʌmɚz fɹʌmðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ɔːɹ kɹˈiːtʃɚz ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəl fˈeɪvɚ, ænd ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi hæd pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ sˈɪns ðə sˈɛnət ʌvðə kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ hæd klˈeɪmd ɔːɹ hæd dɪzˈɜːvd tə ɹˈuːl. ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ˈɑːfɪsᵻz, ˈiːvən ðə wˌɪtʃ kˈɑːnsəlʃˌɪp ɪtsˈɛlf, wɜː lˈɪɾəl mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ˈɛmpti ˈɛŋkɹˈeɪbəl ˈɑːnɚz, ænd ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ pˈæst ɹˈæpɪdli fɹʌm wɜː, jˈuː nˈoʊ hˈænd tə hˈænd ; ænd ˈiːvən plˈaɪni, fˈʊl æz hiː vˈiː æz ɹˈiːəl pˈaʊɚ.