text_original: His family on the father's side had long resided at Nemausus (Nismes), in the Romanised Provincia (Provence), but he chose for his favourite resort in time of leisure his country seat at Lorium in Etruria. There he had passed the hu homely happy years of childhood ; and though often life at called away to the dignities of office in which father and ancestors had gone before him, he had gladly returned thither as often as he could lay aside his cares.
text_transcription: HIS FAMILY ON THE FATHER'S SIDE HAD LONG RESIDED AT NAMUSES NIME IN THE ROMANIZED PROWINKIA PROVENCE BUT HE CHOSE FOR HIS FAVORITE RESORT IN TIME OF LEISURE HIS COUNTRY SEAT AT LORIUM IN ETURIA THERE HE HAD PASSED THE HAPPY DAYS OF CHILDHOOD AND THOUGH OFTEN CALLED AWAY TO THE DIGNITIES OF OFFICE IN WHICH FATHER AND ANCESTOR HAD GONE BEFORE HIM HE HAD GLADLY RETURNED THITHER AS OFTEN AS HE COULD LAY ASIDE HIS CARES
phonemes: hɪz fˈæmɪli ɔnðə fˈɑːðɚz sˈaɪd hæd lˈɔŋ ɹᵻsˈaɪdᵻd æt nˈɛmɔːsəs (nˈɪsmɪz), ɪnðə ɹˈoʊmɐnˌaɪzd pɹəvˈɪnʃə (pɹɑːvˈɑ̃s), bˌʌt hiː tʃˈoʊz fɔːɹ hɪz fˈeɪvɹɪt ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt ɪn tˈaɪm ʌv lˈiːʒɚ hɪz kˈʌntɹi sˈiːt æt lˈɔːɹiəm ɪn ɪtɹˈʊɹɹiə. ðɛɹ hiː hæd pˈæst ðə hˈuː hˈoʊmli hˈæpi jˈɪɹz ʌv tʃˈaɪldhʊd ; ænd ðˌoʊ ˈɔfən lˈaɪf æt kˈɔːld ɐwˈeɪ tə ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾiz ʌv ˈɑːfɪs ɪnwˌɪtʃ fˈɑːðɚɹ ænd ˈænsɛstɚz hæd ɡɔn bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm, hiː hæd ɡlˈædli ɹᵻtˈɜːnd ðˈɪðɚɹ æz ˈɔfən æz hiː kʊd lˈeɪ ɐsˈaɪd hɪz kˈɛɹz.