text_original: The stress which Augustus laid upon the remedies which he applied shows how urgent seemed the evil. He reduced, and would have limited still further Attempts of had he dared, the number of the paupers on ^"et^the^ the free list of the state, to check if possible cviL the drain upon the public funds and the great dis  couragement to industry.
text_transcription: THE STRESS WHICH AUGUSTUS LAID UPON THE REMEDIES WHICH HE APPLIED SHOWS HOW URGENT SEEMED THE EVIL HE REDUCED AND WOULD HAVE LIMITED STILL FURTHER HAD HE DARED THE NUMBER OF THE PAUPERS ON THE FREE LIST OF THE STATE TO CHECK IF POSSIBLE THE DRAIN UPON THE PUBLIC FUNDS AND THE GREAT DISCOURAGEMENT TO INDUSTRY
phonemes: ðə stɹˈɛs wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːɡʌstəs lˈeɪd əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˈɛmədiz wˌɪtʃ hiː ɐplˈaɪd ʃˈoʊz hˌaʊ ˈɜːdʒənt sˈiːmd ðɪ ˈiːvəl. hiː ɹᵻdˈuːst, ænd wʊdhɐv lˈɪmɪɾᵻd stˈɪl fˈɜːðɚɹ ɐtˈɛmpts ʌv hæd hiː dˈɛɹd, ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɔːpɚz ˌɔn"ˈɛt ðə ðə fɹˈiː lˈɪst ʌvðə stˈeɪt, tə tʃˈɛk ɪf pˈɑːsᵻbəl sˌiːvˌiːˈaɪ ˈɛl ðə dɹˈeɪn əpˌɑːn ðə pˈʌblɪk fˈʌndz ænd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dˈɪs kˈɜːɹɪdʒmənt tʊ ˈɪndʌstɹi.