text_original: Scurrilous lampoons had been made penal by the Twelve of speech"' Tables, and the jealousy of an oligarchy dealt and writing, harshly now and then with petulant criticism. But orators in the Forum and the law courts used the utmost license of invective.
text_transcription: SCURRILOUS LAMPOONS HAD BEEN MADE PENAL BY THE TWELVE TABLES AND THE JEALOUSY OF AN OLIGARCH DEALT HARSHLY NOW AND THEN WITH PETULANT CRITICISM BUT ORATORS IN THE FORUM AND THE LAW COURTS USED THE UTMOST LICENSE OF INVECTIVE
phonemes: skˈɜːɹɪləs læmpˈuːnz hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd pˈiːnəl baɪ ðə twˈɛlv ʌv spˈiːtʃ"tˈeɪbəlz, ænd ðə dʒˈɛləsi əvən ˈɑːlɪɡˌɑːɹki dˈɛlt ænd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, hˈɑːɹʃli nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn wɪð pˈɛtʃələnt kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm. bˌʌt ˈɔːɹəɾɚz ɪnðə fˈɔːɹəm ænd ðə lˈɔː kˈɔːɹts jˈuːzd ðɪ ˈʌtmoʊst lˈaɪsəns ʌv ɪnvˈɛktɪv.