text_original: Eastern luxury had done its work upon his passionate nature. Slothful self indulgence, broken only by fitful moods of fiery energy, clouded his reason and unnerved his manhood. The Egyptian Cleo  patra had lured him with her blandishments and wound her snares around his heart, till Rome heard with indig  nation of the wrongs of the forsaken wife and of the orgies of the wanton pair.
text_transcription: EASTERN LUXURY HAD DONE ITS WORK UPON HIS PASSIONATE NATURE SLOTHFUL SELF INDULGENCE BROKEN ONLY BY FITFUL MOODS OF FIERY ENERGY CLOUDED HIS REASON AND UNNERVED HIS MANHOO THE EGYPTIAN CLEOPATRA HAD LURED HIM WITH HER BLANDISHMENTS AND WOUND HER SNARES AROUND HIS HEART TILL ROME HEARD WITH INDIGNATION OF THE WRONGS OF THE FORSAKEN WIFE AND OF THE ORGIES OF THE WANTON PAIR
phonemes: ˈiːstɚn lˈʌkʃɚɹi hæd dˈʌn ɪts wˈɜːk əpˌɑːn hɪz pˈæʃənət nˈeɪtʃɚ. slˈɑːθfəl sˈɛlf ɪndˈʌldʒəns, bɹˈoʊkən ˈoʊnli baɪ fˈɪtfəl mˈuːdz ʌv fˈaɪɚɹi ˈɛnɚdʒi, klˈaʊdᵻd hɪz ɹˈiːzən ænd ʌnnˈɜːvd hɪz mˈænhʊd. ðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən klˈiːoʊ pˈætɹə hæd lˈʊɹd hˌɪm wɪð hɜː blˈændɪʃmənts ænd wˈuːnd hɜː snˈɛɹz ɚɹˈaʊnd hɪz hˈɑːɹt, tˈɪl ɹˈoʊm hˈɜːd wɪð ɪndˈɪɡ nˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈɔŋz ʌvðə fɔːɹsˈeɪkən wˈaɪf ænd ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdʒiz ʌvðə wˈɔntən pˈɛɹ.