text_original: By his visible concern for the wellbeing of the provinces, by his long  continued wanderings in every land, by his Hel  lenic sympathies and tastes, Hadrian lessened certainly the attractive force of the old im  perial city, and dealt a blow at her ascendancy over men's minds.
text_transcription: BY HIS VISIBLE CONCERN FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE PROVINCES BY HIS LONG CONTINUED WANDERINGS IN EVERY LAND BY HIS HELLENIC SYMPATHIES AND TASTES HADRIAN LESSENED CERTAINLY THE ATTRACTIVE FORCE OF THE OLD IMPERIAL CITY AND DEALT A BLOW AT HER ASCENDANCY OVER MEN'S MINDS
phonemes: baɪ hɪz vˈɪzᵻbəl kənsˈɜːn fɚðə wˈɛlbiːɪŋ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, baɪ hɪz lˈɔŋ kəntˈɪnjuːd wˈɔndɚɹɪŋz ɪn ˈɛvɹi lˈænd, baɪ hɪz hˈɛl lˈɛnɪk sˈɪmpəθiz ænd tˈeɪsts, hˈeɪdɹiən lˈɛsənd sˈɜːʔn̩li ðɪ ɐtɹˈæktɪv fˈɔːɹs ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld ˈɪm pˈɪɹiəl sˈɪɾi, ænd dˈɛlt ɐ blˈoʊ æt hɜːɹ ɐsˈɛndənsi ˌoʊvɚ mˈɛnz mˈaɪndz.