text_original: The fort besieged so hotly fell at once, and she was soon his wife in all but name. For awhile he seemed to waver at the thought of shocking public senti 96 The Earlier Empire, A.D. 41 54* ment by a marriage with his niece ; but those scruples were soon swept aside by the courtly entreaties of the Senate and the clamour of a hired mob.
text_transcription: THE FORT BESIEGED SO HOTLY FELL AT ONCE AND SHE WAS SOON HIS WIFE AND ALL BUT NAME FOR A WHILE HE SEEMED TO WAVER AT THE THOUGHT OF SHOCKING PUBLIC SENTIMENT BY A MARRIAGE WITH HIS NIECE BUT THOSE SCRUPLES WERE SOON SWEPT ASIDE BY THE COURTLY ENTREATIES OF THE SENATE AND THE CLAMOR OF A HIRED MOB
phonemes: ðə fˈɔːɹt bᵻsˈiːdʒd sˌoʊ hˈɑːtli fˈɛl ɐtwˈʌns, ænd ʃiː wʌz sˈuːn hɪz wˈaɪf ɪn ˈɔːl bˌʌt nˈeɪm. fɔːɹ ɐwˈaɪl hiː sˈiːmd tə wˈeɪvɚɹ æt ðə θˈɔːt ʌv ʃˈɑːkɪŋ pˈʌblɪk sˈɛnti nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈeɪ.dˈiː. fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk mˈɛnt baɪ ɐ mˈæɹɪdʒ wɪð hɪz nˈiːs ; bˌʌt ðoʊz skɹˈuːpəlz wɜː sˈuːn swˈɛpt ɐsˈaɪd baɪ ðə kˈɔːɹtli ɛntɹˈiːɾiz ʌvðə sˈɛnət ænd ðə klˈæmɚɹ əvə hˈaɪɚd mˈɑːb.