text_original: The perplexities of his position, the fears and hopes that crossed his mind, are thrown into dramatic form by the historian Dion Cassius, who brings a scene before our fancy in which Octavianus listens to the I'he debate conflicting counsels of his two great advisers Agrippa and Maecenas.
text_transcription: THE PERPLEXITIES OF HIS POSITION THE FEARS AND HOPES THAT CROSSED HIS MIND ARE THROWN INTO DRAMATIC FORM BY THE HISTORIAN DION CASSIUS WHO BRINGS THE SCENE BEFORE OUR FANCY IN WHICH OCTAVIANUS LISTENS TO THE CONFLICTING COUNSELS OF HIS TWO GREAT ADVISERS AGRIPPA AND MYCENAS
phonemes: ðə pɚplˈɛksᵻɾiz ʌv hɪz pəzˈɪʃən, ðə fˈɪɹz ænd hˈoʊps ðæt kɹˈɔst hɪz mˈaɪnd, ɑːɹ θɹˈoʊn ˌɪntʊ dɹəmˈæɾɪk fˈɔːɹm baɪ ðə hɪstˈɔːɹiən dɪˈɑːn kˈæsɪəs, hˌuː bɹˈɪŋz ɐ sˈiːn bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˌaʊɚ fˈænsi ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɑːktˈeɪviənəs lˈɪsənz tə ðɪ aɪhˈɛ dᵻbˈeɪt kənflˈɪktɪŋ kˈaʊnsəlz ʌv hɪz tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt ɐdvˈaɪzɚz ˈæɡɹɪpə ænd miːsˈiːnəz.