text_original: But when the young Octavius left his books at Apollonia, and came to Rome to claim his rights, few could have had serious fears of his ambition, or could have foreseen in him the man who was to close the drama of the great Republic and bring the Empire on the stage.
text_transcription: BUT WHEN THE YOUNG OCTAVIUS LEFT HIS BOOKS AT APOLOGNIA AND CAME TO ROME TO CLAIM HIS RIGHTS FEW COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS FEARS OF HIS AMBITION OR COULD HAVE FORESEEN IN HIM THE MAN WHO WAS TO CLOSE THE DRAMA OF THE GREAT REPUBLIC AND BRING THE EMPIRE ON THE STAGE
phonemes: bˌʌt wɛn ðə jˈʌŋ ɑːktˈeɪvɪəs lˈɛft hɪz bˈʊks æɾ ɐpəlˈoʊniə, ænd kˈeɪm tə ɹˈoʊm tə klˈeɪm hɪz ɹˈaɪts, fjˈuː kˌʊdɐv hæd sˈɪɹiəs fˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz æmbˈɪʃən, ɔːɹ kˌʊdɐv fɔːɹsˈiːn ɪn hˌɪm ðə mˈæn hˌuː wʌz tə klˈoʊz ðə dɹˈɑːmə ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ænd bɹˈɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɔnðə stˈeɪdʒ.