text_original: Cicero and others of his time prized the honours of the priesthood, observed the forms of national worship, thought them useful for the masses, but cared little for its hopes or fears, and in familiar correspondence they The policy of scldom spcak of it at all.
text_transcription: CICERO AND OTHERS OF HIS TIME PRIZED THE HONORS OF THE PRIESTHOOD OBSERVED THE FORMS OF NATIONAL WORSHIP THOUGHT THEM USEFUL FOR THE MASSES BUT CARED LITTLE FOR ITS HOPES OR FEARS AND IN FAMILIAR CORRESPONDENCE THEY SELDOM SPEAK OF IT AT ALL
phonemes: sˈaɪsɹoʊ ænd ˈʌðɚz ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm pɹˈaɪzd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚz ʌvðə pɹˈiːsthʊd, əbzˈɜːvd ðə fˈɔːɹmz ʌv nˈæʃənəl wˈɜːʃɪp, θˈɔːt ðˌɛm jˈuːsfəl fɚðə mˈæsᵻz, bˌʌt kˈɛɹd lˈɪɾəl fɔːɹ ɪts hˈoʊps ɔːɹ fˈɪɹz, ænd ɪn fəmˈɪlɪɹ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns ðeɪ ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ˌɛssˌiːˈɛldˈɑːm ˌɛspˈiːkˈæk ʌv ɪɾ æɾ ˈɔːl.