text_original: He rose wurre ^' above the petty jealousy which looks askant at sped, brilliant powers or great historic names, and chose even as his colleague in the consulship the old Verginius Rufus, in whose hands once lay the imperial power had he only cared to grasp it.
text_transcription: HE ROSE ABOVE THE PETTY JEALOUSY WHICH LOOKS ASKANCE AT BRILLIANT POWERS OR GREAT HISTORIC NAMES AND CHOSE EVEN AS HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE CONSULSHIP THE OLD WHERE GUINEAS RUFUS IN WHOSE HANDS ONCE LAY THE IMPERIAL POWER HAD HE ONLY CARED TO GRASP IT
phonemes: hiː ɹˈoʊz wˈɜː əbˌʌv ðə pˈɛɾi dʒˈɛləsi wˌɪtʃ lˈʊks ˈæskənt æt spˈɛd, bɹˈɪliənt pˈaʊɚz ɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪt hɪstˈɔːɹɪk nˈeɪmz, ænd tʃˈoʊz ˈiːvən æz hɪz kˈɑːliːɡ ɪnðə kˈɑːnsəlʃˌɪp ðɪ ˈoʊld vɜːdʒˈɪnɪəs ɹˈuːfəs, ɪn hˌuːz hˈændz wˈʌns lˈeɪ ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pˈaʊɚ hæd hiː ˈoʊnli kˈɛɹd tə ɡɹˈæsp ɪt.