text_original: Nor did he, like earlier monarchs, use his pa  yet free from tronage to win the loyalty of more adherents, weakness. The offices of state in the old days of the republic had passed rapidly from hand to hand, to satisfy the ambition of the ruling classes ; the first Emperors gave the consul  ship for a few months only, to please men^s vanity with the unsubstantial honour, and rarely kept provincial governors long at the same post.
text_transcription: NOR DID HE LIKE EARLIER MONARCHS USE HIS PATRONAGE TO WIN THE LOYALTY OF MORE ADHERENTS THE OFFICES OF STATE IN THE OLD DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC HAD PASSED RAPIDLY FROM HAND TO HAND TO SATISFY THE AMBITION OF THE RULING CLASSES THE FIRST EMPERORS GAVE THE CONSULSHIP FOR A FEW MONTHS ONLY TO PLEASE MEN'S VANITY WITH THE UNSUBSTANTIAL HONOR AND RARELY KEPT PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS LONG AT THE SAME POST
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ dˈɪd hiː, lˈaɪk ˈɜːlɪɚ mˈɑːnɚkz, jˈuːs hɪz pˈɑː jˈɛt fɹˈiː fɹʌm tɹˈɑːnɪdʒ tə wˈɪn ðə lˈɔɪəlɾi ʌv mˈɔːɹ ɐdhˈɪɹənts, wˈiːknəs. ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌv stˈeɪt ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld dˈeɪz ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk hæd pˈæst ɹˈæpɪdli fɹʌm hˈænd tə hˈænd, tə sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ ðɪ æmbˈɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ klˈæsᵻz ; ðə fˈɜːst ˈɛmpɚɹɚz ɡˈeɪv ðə kˈɑːnsəl ʃˈɪp fɚɹə fjˈuː mˈʌnθs ˈoʊnli, tə plˈiːz mˈɛn ˈɛs vˈænᵻɾi wɪððɪ ʌnsəbstˈænʃəl ˈɑːnɚ, ænd ɹˈɛɹli kˈɛpt pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɡˈʌvɚnɚz lˈɔŋ æt ðə sˈeɪm pˈoʊst.