text_original: The imperial position was too household. ill defined, the temper of the people too republican as yet for men of high social rank and dignity to be in personal attendance in the palace ; offices like those of high steward, chamberlain, great seal, and A.D. 4J 54  Claudius. 85 treasurer to the monarch had the stigma of slavery still branded on them, and were not such as noblemen could covet.
text_transcription: THE IMPERIAL POSITION WAS TOO NEW AND ILL DEFINED THE TEMPER OF THE PEOPLE TOO REPUBLICAN AS YET FOR MEN OF HIGH SOCIAL RANK AND DIGNITY TO BE IN PERSONAL ATTENDANCE IN THE PALACE OFFICES LIKE THOSE OF HIGH STEWARD CHAMBERLAIN GREAT SEAL AND TREASURER TO THE MONARCH HAD THE STIGMA OF SLAVERY STILL BRANDED ON THEM AND WERE NOT SUCH AS NOBLEMEN COULD COVET
phonemes: ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pəzˈɪʃən wʌz tˈuː hˈaʊshoʊld. ˈɪl dᵻfˈaɪnd, ðə tˈɛmpɚɹ ʌvðə pˈiːpəl tˈuː ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən æz jˈɛt fɔːɹ mˈɛn ʌv hˈaɪ sˈoʊʃəl ɹˈæŋk ænd dˈɪɡnᵻɾi təbi ɪn pˈɜːsənəl ɐtˈɛndəns ɪnðə pˈælɪs ; ˈɑːfɪsᵻz lˈaɪk ðoʊz ʌv hˈaɪ stˈuːɚd, tʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn, ɡɹˈeɪt sˈiːl, ænd ˈeɪ.dˈiː. fˈɔːɹ dʒˈeɪ fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ klˈɔːdɪəs. ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚ tə ðə mˈɑːnɚk hæd ðə stˈɪɡmə ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi stˈɪl bɹˈændᵻd ˈɔn ðˌɛm, ænd wɜː nˌɑːt sˈʌtʃ ɐz nˈoʊbəlmˌɛn kʊd kˈʌvɪt.