text_original: They never left him, and the wits of Rome called them the Emperor's pedagogues ; indeed, they seemed to guide the old man as by the leading strings of childhood, and to recall the memory of the worst days of the dotard Claudius.
text_transcription: THEY NEVER LEFT HIM AND THE WITS OF ROME CALLED THEM THE EMPEROR'S PAEDAGOGUES INDEED THEY SEEMED TO GUIDE THE OLD MAN AS BY THE LEADING STRINGS OF CHILDHOOD AND TO RECALL THE WORST DAYS OF THE DODARD CLAUDIUS
phonemes: ðeɪ nˈɛvɚ lˈɛft hˌɪm, ænd ðə wˈɪts ʌv ɹˈoʊm kˈɔːld ðˌɛm ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz pˈɛdɐɡˌɑːɡz ; ˌɪndˈiːd, ðeɪ sˈiːmd tə ɡˈaɪd ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn æz baɪ ðə lˈiːdɪŋ stɹˈɪŋz ʌv tʃˈaɪldhʊd, ænd tə ɹᵻkˈɔːl ðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌvðə wˈɜːst dˈeɪz ʌvðə dˈɑːɾɑːɹd klˈɔːdɪəs.