text_original: Alone indeed he had often stood already ; the colleague who was taken from him had helped him little with the cares of state, and there were few who could regret his loss. Unnerved by years of selfish luxury in the East, are checked by the spread of the plague, to health. i47 i8o. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. 99 Verus had come back with shattered body and with diseased mind to startle the sober citizens of Rome with freaks of dissolute wantonness which recalled the memory of Nero and the orgies of his House of Gold.
text_transcription: ALONE INDEED HE HAD OFTEN STOOD ALREADY THE COLLEAGUE WHO WAS TAKEN FROM HIM HAD HELPED HIM LITTLE WITH THE CARES OF STATE AND THERE WERE FEW WHO COULD REGRET HIS LOSS UNNERVED BY YEARS OF SELFISH LUXURY IN THE EAST WARIS HAD COME BACK WITH SHATTERED BODY AND WITH DISEASED MIND TO STARTLE THE SOBER CITIZENS OF ROME WITH FREAKS OF DISSOLUTE WANTONNESS WHICH WE CALL THE MEMORY OF NERO AND THE ORGIES OF HIS HOUSE OF GOLD
phonemes: ɐlˈoʊn ˌɪndˈiːd hiː hæd ˈɔfən stˈʊd ɔːlɹˈɛdi ; ðə kˈɑːliːɡ hˌuː wʌz tˈeɪkən fɹʌm hˌɪm hæd hˈɛlpt hˌɪm lˈɪɾəl wɪððə kˈɛɹz ʌv stˈeɪt, ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː fjˈuː hˌuː kʊd ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt hɪz lˈɔs. ʌnnˈɜːvd baɪ jˈɪɹz ʌv sˈɛlfɪʃ lˈʌkʃɚɹi ɪnðɪ ˈiːst, ɑːɹ tʃˈɛkt baɪ ðə spɹˈɛd ʌvðə plˈeɪɡ, tə hˈɛlθ. ˈaɪ fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən ˈaɪ ˈeɪt ˈoʊ. mˈɑːɹkəs ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs ˈæntənˌɪnəs. nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn vˈɛɹəs hæd kˈʌm bˈæk wɪð ʃˈæɾɚd bˈɑːdi ænd wɪð dɪzˈiːzd mˈaɪnd tə stˈɑːɹɾəl ðə sˈoʊbɚ sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌv ɹˈoʊm wɪð fɹˈiːks ʌv dˈɪsəlˌuːt wˈɔntənnəs wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻkˈɔːld ðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌv nˈiəɹoʊ ænd ðɪ ˈɔːɹdʒiz ʌv hɪz hˈaʊs ʌv ɡˈoʊld.