text_original: But probably his special merit in the eyes of all classes in Italy save the very poorest was his frugal His frugal thrift. Aiigustus had husbanded with care thrift, the resources of the state and restored the financial credit of the empire ; but he drew largely from the purses of his subjects, had recourse at first to pro  scriptions and forced loans, and in spite of angry clamour had imposed succession duties which were odious to all the wealthy Romans.
text_transcription: BUT PERHAPS HIS SPECIAL MERIT IN THE EYES OF ALL CLASSES IN ITALY SAVE THE VERY POOREST WAS HIS FRUGAL THRIFT AUGUSTUS HAD HUSBANDED WITH CARE THE RESOURCES OF THE STATE AND RESTORED THE FINANCIAL CREDIT OF THE EMPIRE BUT HE DREW LARGELY FROM THE PURSES OF HIS SUBJECTS HAD RECOURSE AT FIRST TO PROSCRIPTIONS AND FORCED LOANS AND IN SPITE OF ANGRY CLAMOR HAD IMPOSED SUCCESSION DUTIES WHICH WERE ODIOUS TO ALL THE WEALTHY ROMANS
phonemes: bˌʌt pɹˈɑːbəbli hɪz spˈɛʃəl mˈɛɹɪt ɪnðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv ˈɔːl klˈæsᵻz ɪn ˈɪɾəli sˈeɪv ðə vˈɛɹi pˈʊɹɹɪst wʌz hɪz fɹˈuːɡəl hɪz fɹˈuːɡəl θɹˈɪft. ˈaɪɪɡˌʌstəs hæd hˈʌsbəndᵻd wɪð kˈɛɹ θɹˈɪft, ðə ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌvðə stˈeɪt ænd ɹᵻstˈɔːɹd ðə faɪnˈænʃəl kɹˈɛdɪt ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ; bˌʌt hiː dɹˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒli fɹʌmðə pˈɜːsᵻz ʌv hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts, hæd ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs æt fˈɜːst tə pɹˈoʊ skɹˈɪpʃənz ænd fˈɔːɹst lˈoʊnz, ænd ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ˈæŋɡɹi klˈæmɚ hæd ɪmpˈoʊzd səksˈɛʃən dˈuːɾiz wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈoʊdiəs tʊ ˈɔːl ðə wˈɛlθi ɹˈoʊmənz.