text_original: He freely indulged in vulgar banter, and was never, it is said, in a gayer mood than when he had hit upon some sordid trick for raising money. Of such tales many, perhaps, were mere idle talk| the spleen of men who thought it 152 TJie Earlier Empire, a.d. 69 79. hard to be called upon to pay their quota to the expenser of the state.
text_transcription: HE FREELY INDULGED IN VULGAR BANTER AND WAS NEVER IT IS SAID IN A GAYER MOOD THAN WHEN HE HAD HIT UPON SOME SORDID TRICK FOR RAISING MONEY OF SUCH TALES MANY PERHAPS WERE MERE IDLE TALK THE SPLEEN OF MEN WHO THOUGHT IT HARD TO BE CALLED UPON TO PAY THEIR QUOTA TO THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE
phonemes: hiː fɹˈiːli ɪndˈʌldʒd ɪn vˈʌlɡɚ bˈæntɚ, ænd wʌz nˈɛvɚ, ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd, ɪn ɐ ɡˈeɪɚ mˈuːd ðɐn wɛn hiː hæd hˈɪt əpˌɑːn sˌʌm sˈɔːɹdɪd tɹˈɪk fɔːɹ ɹˈeɪzɪŋ mˈʌni. ʌv sˈʌtʃ tˈeɪlz mˈɛni, pɚhˈæps, wɜː mˈɪɹ ˈaɪdəl tˈɔːk ðə splˈiːn ʌv mˈɛn hˌuː θˈɔːt ɪt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː tˈiː dʒˈaɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɪksti nˈaɪn sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn. hˈɑːɹd təbi kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn tə pˈeɪ ðɛɹ kwˈoʊɾə tə ðɪ ɛkspˈɛnsɚɹ ʌvðə stˈeɪt.