text_original: The Emperor drew upon his privy purse ; when that too failed, he stripped his palaces of their costly furniture, put up to auction the art treasures which Hadrian's fine taste had gathered in the course of the journeys of a lifetime, and sold them all without reserve, while for himself he needed little more than the general's tent and soldier's cloak.
text_transcription: THE EMPEROR DREW UPON HIS PRIVY PURSE WHEN THAT TOO FAILED HE STRIPPED HIS PALACES OF THEIR COSTLY FURNITURE PUT UP TO AUCTION THE ART TREASURES WHICH HADRIAN'S FINE TASTE HAD GATHERED IN THE COURSE OF THE JOURNEYS OF A LIFETIME AND SOLD THEM ALL WITHOUT RESERVE WHILE FOR HIMSELF HE NEEDED LITTLE MORE THAN THE GENERAL'S TENT AND THE SOLDIER'S CLOAK
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ dɹˈuː əpˌɑːn hɪz pɹˈɪvi pˈɜːs ; wˌɛn ðæt tˈuː fˈeɪld, hiː stɹˈɪpt hɪz pˈælɪsᵻz ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɔstli fˈɜːnɪtʃɚ, pˌʊt ˌʌp tʊ ˈɔːkʃən ðɪ ˈɑːɹt tɹˈɛʒɚz wˌɪtʃ hˈeɪdɹiənz fˈaɪn tˈeɪst hæd ɡˈæðɚd ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðə dʒˈɜːniz əvə lˈaɪftaɪm, ænd sˈoʊld ðˌɛm ˈɔːl wɪðˌaʊt ɹɪzˈɜːv, wˌaɪl fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf hiː nˈiːdᵻd lˈɪɾəl mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz tˈɛnt ænd sˈoʊldʒɚz klˈoʊk.