text_original: But these privileges, though in some few cases guaranteed by special treaty dating from the times of conquest, had commonly no legal safeguard to secure them ; they lasted on by sufferance only, because the Roman governors had neither will nor leisure to rule all the details of social life around them.
text_transcription: BUT THESE PRIVILEGES THOUGH IN SOME FEW CASES GUARANTEED BY SPECIAL TREATY DATING FROM THE TIMES OF CONQUEST HAD COMMONLY NO LEGAL SAFEGUARD TO SECURE THEM THEY LASTED ON BY SUFFERANCE ONLY BECAUSE THE ROMAN GOVERNORS HAD NEITHER WILL NOR LEISURE TO RULE ALL THE DETAILS OF SOCIAL LIFE AROUND THEM
phonemes: bˌʌt ðiːz pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz, ðˌoʊ ɪn sˌʌm fjˈuː kˈeɪsᵻz ɡˌæɹəntˈiːd baɪ spˈɛʃəl tɹˈiːɾi dˈeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌmðə tˈaɪmz ʌv kˈɑːŋkwɛst, hæd kˈɑːmənli nˈoʊ lˈiːɡəl sˈeɪfɡɑːɹd tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðˌɛm ; ðeɪ lˈæstᵻd ˌɔn baɪ sˈʌfɚɹəns ˈoʊnli, bɪkˈʌz ðə ɹˈoʊmən ɡˈʌvɚnɚz hæd nˈiːðɚ wɪl nˈɔːɹ lˈiːʒɚ tə ɹˈuːl ˈɔːl ðə diːtˈeɪlz ʌv sˈoʊʃəl lˈaɪf ɚɹˈaʊnd ðˌɛm.