text_original: And this was true perhaps of the first years of his reign ; it may have held good always of the wants of himself and of his family ; but it seems a curious contrast to the words in which, after seeing Trajan's name inscribed 9 i8 The Age of the Antonines. A.Di.
text_transcription: AND THIS WAS TRUE PERHAPS OF THE FIRST YEARS OF HIS REIGN IT MAY HAVE HELD GOOD ALWAYS OF THE WANTS OF HIMSELF AND OF HIS FAMILY BUT IT SEEMS A CURIOUS CONTRAST TO THE WORDS IN WHICH AFTER SEEING TRAJAN'S NAME INSCRIBED
phonemes: ænd ðɪs wʌz tɹˈuː pɚhˈæps ʌvðə fˈɜːst jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz ɹˈeɪn ; ɪt mˌeɪhɐv hˈɛld ɡˈʊd ˈɔːlweɪz ʌvðə wˈɔnts ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf ænd ʌv hɪz fˈæmɪli ; bˌʌt ɪt sˈiːmz ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs kˈɑːntɹæst tə ðə wˈɜːdz ɪnwˌɪtʃ, ˈæftɚ sˈiːɪŋ tɹˈædʒənz nˈeɪm ɪnskɹˈaɪbd nˈaɪn ˈaɪ ˈeɪt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈæntənˌaɪnz. ˈeɪ.dˈaɪ.