text_original: So the distant provinces became the legions' re  , ... . , except in cruiting ground, and the last comers in the the pro  Empire must defend it vmces. Under the pressure of such public and domestic cares we need not wonder that the Emperor became moody and morose, and that the unlovely quali  ties of earlier days began to re appear. He grew shunned the gentle courtesies of social life, would be present at no festive gathering, disliked even to be noticed or saluted.
text_transcription: SO THE DISTANT PROVINCES BECAME THE LEGIONS RECRUITING GROUND AND THE LAST COMERS IN THE EMPIRE MUST DEFEND IT UNDER THE PRESSURE OF SUCH PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC CARES WE NEED NOT WONDER THAT THE EMPEROR BECAME MOODY AND MOROSE AND THAT THE UNLOVELY QUALITIES OF EARLIER DAYS BEGAN TO REAPPEAR HE SHUNNED THE GENTLE COURTESIES OF SOCIAL LIFE WOULD BE PRESENT AT NO FESTIVE GATHERING DISLIKED EVEN TO BE NOTICED OR SALUTED
phonemes: sˌoʊ ðə dˈɪstənt pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz bɪkˌeɪm ðə lˈiːdʒənz ɹˌiː  , ... . , ɛksˈɛpt ɪn kɹˈuːɾɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd, ænd ðə lˈæst kˈʌmɚz ɪnðə ðə pɹˈoʊ ˈɛmpaɪɚ mˈʌst dᵻfˈɛnd ɪt vˈiːməkˈɛᵻz. ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹˈɛʃɚɹ ʌv sˈʌtʃ pˈʌblɪk ænd dəmˈɛstɪk kˈɛɹz wiː nˈiːd nˌɑːt wˈʌndɚ ðætðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ bɪkˌeɪm mˈuːdi ænd mɚɹˈoʊs, ænd ðætðɪ ʌnlˈʌvli kwˈɔli tˈaɪz ʌv ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪz bɪɡˈæn tə ɹˌiː ɐpˈɪɹ. hiː ɡɹˈuː ʃˈʌnd ðə dʒˈɛntəl kˈɜːɾəsiz ʌv sˈoʊʃəl lˈaɪf, wʊd biː pɹˈɛzənt æt nˈoʊ fˈɛstɪv ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ, dɪslˈaɪkt ˈiːvən təbi nˈoʊɾɪst ɔːɹ səlˈuːɾᵻd.