text_original: Shrewd and hardheaded as he was, he believed superstition, , . , , 1 r m necromancy, magic, and astrology, and after making much of keeping up the purity of the old national faith, he allowed the flattery of his people to canonize Antinous, the minion who won his love in later years.
text_transcription: SHREWD AND HARD HEADED AS HE WAS HE BELIEVED IN NECROMANCY MAGIC AND ASTROLOGY AND AFTER MAKING MUCH OF KEEPING UP THE PURITY OF THE OLD NATIONAL FAITH HE ALLOWED THE FLATTERY OF HIS PEOPLE TO CANONIZE ANTONUS THE MINION WHO WON HIS LOVE IN LATER YEARS
phonemes: ʃɹˈuːd ænd hˈɑːɹdhɛdᵻd æz hiː wʌz, hiː bᵻlˈiːvd sˈuːpɚstˈɪʃən, , . , , wˈʌn ˈɑːɹ ˈɛm nˈɛkɹoʊmənsi, mˈædʒɪk, ænd ɐstɹˈɑːlədʒi, ænd ˈæftɚ mˌeɪkɪŋ mˈʌtʃ ʌv kˈiːpɪŋ ˌʌp ðə pjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld nˈæʃənəl fˈeɪθ, hiː ɐlˈaʊd ðə flˈæɾɚɹi ʌv hɪz pˈiːpəl tə kˈænənˌaɪz ˌæntɪnˈuːz, ðə mˈɪnɪən hˌuː wˈʌn hɪz lˈʌv ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ jˈɪɹz.