text_original: The civil wars of the Republic had seemingly a fascination for the literary genius of this time, and many a pen was set to work and many a fancy fired by the story of the men who fought and died in the name of liberty or for the right to misgovern half the world. There was, of course, a danger in such themes. Julius Ciesar had written an Anti Cato, to attack a popular ideal, and later rulers might be tempted to meet his eulogists with the sword rather than the pen.
text_transcription: THE CIVIL WARS OF THE REPUBLIC HAD SEEMINGLY A FASCINATION FOR THE LITERARY GENIUS OF THIS TIME AND MANY A PEN WAS SET TO WORK AND MANY A FANCY FIRED BY THE STORY OF THE MEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE NAME OF LIBERTY OR FOR THE RIGHT TO MISGOVERN HALF THE WORLD THERE WAS OF COURSE A DANGER IN SUCH THEMES JULIUS CAESAR HAD WRITTEN AN ANTI CATO TO ATTACK A POPULAR IDEAL AND LATER RULERS MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO MEET HIS EULOGISTS WITH THE SWORD RATHER THAN THE PEN
phonemes: ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹz ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk hæd sˈiːmɪŋli ɐ fˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən fɚðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi dʒˈiːnɪəs ʌv ðɪs tˈaɪm, ænd mˈɛni ɐ pˈɛn wʌz sˈɛt tə wˈɜːk ænd mˈɛni ɐ fˈænsi fˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌvðə mˈɛn hˌuː fˈɔːt ænd dˈaɪd ɪnðə nˈeɪm ʌv lˈɪbɚɾi ɔːɹ fɚðə ɹˈaɪt tə mɪsɡˈʌvɚn hˈæf ðə wˈɜːld. ðɛɹwˈʌz, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ɐ dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ɪn sˈʌtʃ θˈiːmz. dʒˈuːlɪəs sˈiːsɑːɹ hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐn ˈæntaɪ kˈɑːɾoʊ, tʊ ɐtˈæk ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ aɪdˈiəl, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈuːlɚz mˌaɪt biː tˈɛmptᵻd tə mˈiːt hɪz jˈuːlədʒˌɪsts wɪððə sˈɔːɹd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə pˈɛn.