text_original: Quite insufficient in themselves, they may have helped to secure the ascendency which Lma. — A.D. 14. Augustus, 29 her beauty and her strength cf character had won. The gradual change that may be traced in the outward bearing of Augustus may be due nature, partly to her counsels. Certainly she seemed to press patience and forbearance on him, and Dion Cassius at a later time puts into her mouth a pretty sermon on the grace of mercy when her husband's temper had been soured by traitorous plots.
text_transcription: QUITE INSUFFICIENT IN THEMSELVES THEY MAY HAVE HELPED TO SECURE THE ASCENDANCY WHICH HER BEAUTY AND HER STRENGTH OF CHARACTER HAD WON THE GRADUAL CHANGE THAT MAY BE TRACED IN THE OUTWARD BEARING OF AUGUSTUS MAY BE DUE PARTLY TO HER COUNSELS CERTAINLY SHE SEEMED TO PRESS PATIENCE AND FORBEARANCE ON HIM AND DEAN CASSIUS AT A LATER TIME PUTS INTO HER MOUTH A PRETTY SERMON ON THE GRACE OF MERCY WHEN HER HUSBAND'S TEMPER HAD BEEN SOURED BY TRAITOROUS PLOTS
phonemes: kwˈaɪt ɪnsəfˈɪʃənt ɪn ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ðeɪ mˌeɪhɐv hˈɛlpt tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðɪ ɐsˈɛndənsi wˌɪtʃ ˌɛlˌɛmˈeɪ. — ˈeɪ.dˈiː. fˈɔːɹtiːn. ˈɔːɡʌstəs, twˈɛnti nˈaɪn hɜː bjˈuːɾi ænd hɜː stɹˈɛŋθ sˌiːˈɛf kˈæɹɪktɚ hæd wˈʌn. ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːəl tʃˈeɪndʒ ðæt mˈeɪ biː tɹˈeɪst ɪnðɪ ˈaʊtwɚd bˈɛɹɪŋ ʌv ˈɔːɡʌstəs mˈeɪ biː dˈuː nˈeɪtʃɚ, pˈɑːɹtli tə hɜː kˈaʊnsəlz. sˈɜːʔn̩li ʃiː sˈiːmd tə pɹˈɛs pˈeɪʃəns ænd fˈɔːɹbɛɹəns ˈɔn hˌɪm, ænd dɪˈɑːn kˈæsɪəs æɾə lˈeɪɾɚ tˈaɪm pˌʊts ˌɪntʊ hɜː mˈaʊθ ɐ pɹˈɪɾi sˈɜːmən ɔnðə ɡɹˈeɪs ʌv mˈɜːsi wɛn hɜː hˈʌsbəndz tˈɛmpɚ hɐdbɪn sˈaʊɚd baɪ tɹˈeɪɾɚɹəs plˈɑːts.