text_original: With the early Empire a strong Paganism reaction had set in, growing constantly in died hard. intensity from the greater spiritual depth of Eastern creeds and from the mystical and moralizing tone of philosophic thought.
text_transcription: WITH THE EARLY EMPIRE A STRONG REACTION HAD SET IN GROWING CONSTANTLY IN INTENSITY FROM THE GREATER SPIRITUAL DEPTH OF EASTERN CREEDS AND FROM THE MYSTICAL AND MORALIZING TONE OF PHILOSOPHIC THOUGHT
phonemes: wɪððɪ ˈɜːli ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɐ stɹˈɔŋ pˈeɪɡənˌɪzəm ɹɪˈækʃən hæd sˈɛt ˈɪn, ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ kˈɑːnstəntli ɪn dˈaɪd hˈɑːɹd. ɪntˈɛnsᵻɾi fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl dˈɛpθ ʌv ˈiːstɚn kɹˈiːdz ænd fɹʌmðə mˈɪstɪkəl ænd mˈɔːɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ tˈoʊn ʌv fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪk θˈɔːt.