text_original: His benehcence dates probably in its earliest form from Nerva's reign, but others seemingly began to follow the example of their rulers, for the legal codes speak of it as a practice not uncommon ; and each of the three Emperors who followed gave something to help on 97   117   21 Trajan, the cause, in the interest more often of the girls than of the boys, because perhaps they had been less cared for hitherto, and at their birth Roman fathers more often refused to bear the expense of rearing them.
text_transcription: HIS BENEFICENCE STATES PROBABLY IN ITS EARLIEST FORM FROM NERVOUS REIGN BUT OTHERS SEEMINGLY BEGAN TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF THEIR RULERS FOR THE LEGAL CODES SPEAK OF IT AS A PRACTICE NOT UNCOMMON AND EACH OF THE THREE EMPERORS WHO FOLLOWED GAVE SOMETHING TO HELP ON THE CAUSE IN THE INTEREST MORE OFTEN OF THE GIRLS THAN OF THE BOYS BECAUSE PERHAPS THEY HAD BEEN LESS CARED FOR HITHERTO AND AT THEIR BIRTH ROMAN FATHERS MORE OFTEN REFUSED TO BEAR THE EXPENSE OF REARING THEM
phonemes: hɪz bˈɛnɪhsəns dˈeɪts pɹˈɑːbəbli ɪn ɪts ˈɜːlɪɪst fˈɔːɹm fɹʌm nˈɜːvəz ɹˈeɪn, bˌʌt ˈʌðɚz sˈiːmɪŋli bɪɡˈæn tə fˈɑːloʊ ðɪ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌv ðɛɹ ɹˈuːlɚz, fɚðə lˈiːɡəl kˈoʊdz spˈiːk ʌv ɪɾ æz ɐ pɹˈæktɪs nˌɑːt ʌŋkˈɑːmən ; ænd ˈiːtʃ əv ðə θɹˈiː ˈɛmpɚɹɚz hˌuː fˈɑːloʊd ɡˈeɪv sˈʌmθɪŋ tə hˈɛlp ˌɔn nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn twˈɛnti wˈʌn tɹˈædʒən, ðə kˈɔːz, ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛst mˈɔːɹ ˈɔfən ʌvðə ɡˈɜːlz ðɐn ʌvðə bˈɔɪz, bɪkˈʌz pɚhˈæps ðeɪ hɐdbɪn lˈɛs kˈɛɹd fɔːɹ hˈɪðɚtˌuː, ænd æt ðɛɹ bˈɜːθ ɹˈoʊmən fˈɑːðɚz mˈɔːɹ ˈɔfən ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə bˈɛɹ ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv ɹˈɪɹɪŋ ðˌɛm.