text_original: Certainly the meaner motives must have been most potent in the days of the early Empire, y^hen men came forward to enforce the sumptuary and marriage laws which were almost universally dis  liked.
text_transcription: CERTAINLY THE MEANER MOTIVES MUST HAVE BEEN MORE POTENT IN THE DAYS OF THE EARLY EMPIRE WHEN MEN CAME FORWARD TO ENFORCE THE SUMPTUARY AND MARRIAGE LAWS WHICH WERE ALMOST UNIVERSALLY DISLIKED
phonemes: sˈɜːʔn̩li ðə mˈiːnɚ mˈoʊɾɪvz mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn mˈoʊst pˈoʊtənt ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wˈaɪ hˈɛn mˈɛn kˈeɪm fˈɔːɹwɚd tʊ ɛnfˈɔːɹs ðə sˈʌmptjuːˌɛɹi ænd mˈæɹɪdʒ lˈɔːz wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəli dˈɪs lˈaɪkt.