text_original: Pliny had once said of him, in the formal eulogy of earlier days, that his modesty of temper led him to preserve the old works rather than raise new ones, and that the streets of Rome at last had rest from the heavy loads of the contractors waggons.
text_transcription: PLINY HAD ONCE SAID OF HIM IN THE FORMAL EULOGY OF EARLIER DAYS THAT HIS MODESTY OF TEMPER LED HIM TO PRESERVE THE OLD WORKS RATHER THAN RAISE NEW ONES AND THE STREETS OF ROME AT LAST HAD REST FROM THE HEAVY LOADS OF THE CONTRACTOR'S WAGONS
phonemes: plˈaɪni hæd wˈʌns sˈɛd ʌv hˌɪm, ɪnðə fˈɔːɹməl jˈuːlədʒi ʌv ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪz, ðæt hɪz mˈɑːdəsti ʌv tˈɛmpɚ lˈɛd hˌɪm tə pɹɪzˈɜːv ðɪ ˈoʊld wˈɜːks ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɹˈeɪz nˈuː wˌʌnz, ænd ðætðə stɹˈiːts ʌv ɹˈoʊm æt lˈæst hæd ɹˈɛst fɹʌmðə hˈɛvi lˈoʊdz ʌvðə kəntɹˈæktɚz wˈæɡənz.