text_original: Their principles indeed guidance, had sometimes been austere and hard, counsels of per  fection scarcely fitted for the frail and struggling, coldly disdainful of the weakness of our suffering manhood. But Marcus Aurelius was too generous and tenderhearted to nurse such a lonely pride of philosophic calm.
text_transcription: THEIR PRINCIPLES INDEED HAD SOMETIMES BEEN AUSTERE AND HARD COUNSELS OF PERFECTION SCARCELY FITTED FOR THE FRAIL AND STRUGGLING COLDLY DISDAINFUL OF THE WEAKNESS OF OUR SUFFERING MANHOOD BUT MARCUS AURELIUS WAS TOO GENEROUS AND TENDER HEARTED TO NURSE SUCH A LONELY PRIDE OF PHILOSOPHIC CALM
phonemes: ðɛɹ pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ˌɪndˈiːd ɡˈaɪdəns, hæd sˈʌmtaɪmz bˌɪn ɔːstˈɪɹ ænd hˈɑːɹd, kˈaʊnsəlz ʌv pɜː fˈɛkʃən skˈɛɹsli fˈɪɾᵻd fɚðə fɹˈeɪl ænd stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ, kˈoʊldli dɪsdˈeɪnfəl ʌvðə wˈiːknəs ʌv ˌaʊɚ sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ mˈænhʊd. bˌʌt mˈɑːɹkəs ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs wʌz tˈuː dʒˈɛnɚɹəs ænd tˈɛndɚhˌɑːɹɾᵻd tə nˈɜːs sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈoʊnli pɹˈaɪd ʌv fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪk kˈɑːm.