text_original: The younger Pliny tells us some years afterwards how it moved his spleen to find in the official documents that the Senate had passed a vote of thanks to Pallas and a large money grant, and that he had declined the gift and said he would be content with modest poverty, if only he could be still of dutiful service to his lord.
text_transcription: THE YOUNGER PLENTY TELLS US SOME YEARS AFTERWARDS HOW IT MOVED HIS SPLEEN TO FIND IN THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS THAT THE SENATE HAD PASSED A VOTE OF THANKS TO PALACE AND A LARGE MONEY GRANT AND THAT HE HAD DECLINED THE GIFT AND SAID HE WOULD BE CONTENT WITH MODEST POVERTY IF ONLY HE COULD BE STILL OF DUTIFUL SERVICE TO HIS LORD
phonemes: ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ plˈaɪni tˈɛlz ˌʌs sˌʌm jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚwɚdz hˌaʊ ɪt mˈuːvd hɪz splˈiːn tə fˈaɪnd ɪnðɪ əfˈɪʃəl dˈɑːkjuːmənts ðætðə sˈɛnət hæd pˈæst ɐ vˈoʊt ʌv θˈæŋks tə pˈæləs ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ mˈʌni ɡɹˈænt, ænd ðæt hiː hæd dᵻklˈaɪnd ðə ɡˈɪft ænd sˈɛd hiː wʊd biː kəntˈɛnt wɪð mˈɑːdɪst pˈɑːvɚɾi, ɪf ˈoʊnli hiː kʊd biː stˈɪl ʌv dˈuːɾifəl sˈɜːvɪs tə hɪz lˈɔːɹd.