text_original: For there was little danger now that the old constitutional forms should be misused. lO The Age of the Antonines, a.d. The senate was no longer an assembly of great nobles, proudly reliant on the traditions of the past, and on the energy which had laid the world prostrate at their feet Many of the old families had passed away ; their wealth, their eminence, their historic glories had made them victims to a tyrant^s jealousy or greed.
text_transcription: FOR THERE WAS LITTLE DANGER NOW THAT THE OLD CONSTITUTIONAL FORMS WOULD BE MISUSED THE SENATE WAS NO LONGER AN ASSEMBLY OF GREAT NOBLES PROUDLY RELIANT ON THE TRADITIONS OF THE PAST AND ON THE ENERGY WHICH HAD LAID THE WORLD PROSTRATE AT THEIR FEET MANY OF THE OLD FAMILIES HAD PASSED AWAY THEIR WEALTH THEIR EMINENCE THEIR HISTORIC GLORIES HAD MADE THEM VICTIMS TO A TYRANT'S JEALOUSY OR GREED
phonemes: fɔːɹ ðɛɹwˌʌz lˈɪɾəl dˈeɪndʒɚ nˈaʊ ðætðɪ ˈoʊld kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl fˈɔːɹmz ʃˌʊd biː mɪsjˈuːzd. ˈɛl ˈoʊ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈæntənˌaɪnz, ˈeɪ.dˈiː. ðə sˈɛnət wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɐn ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt nˈoʊbəlz, pɹˈaʊdli ɹᵻlˈaɪənt ɔnðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənz ʌvðə pˈæst, ænd ɔnðɪ ˈɛnɚdʒi wˌɪtʃ hæd lˈeɪd ðə wˈɜːld pɹˈɑːstɹeɪt æt ðɛɹ fˈiːt mˈɛnɪəv ðɪ ˈoʊld fˈæmɪliz hæd pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ ; ðɛɹ wˈɛlθ, ðɛɹ ˈɛmɪnəns, ðɛɹ hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ɡlˈɔːɹiz hæd mˌeɪd ðˌɛm vˈɪktɪmz tʊ ɐ tˈaɪɹənt ˈɛs dʒˈɛləsi ɔːɹ ɡɹˈiːd.