text_original: spread bankruptcy and ruin throughout the provinces; but in the course of the first ccntuiy of the Empire peace and order and settled rule had caused a widely diffused comfort; the freedom of self govern  ment secured contentment ; and public spirit, feeble as it seemed in the ruling city, was lively and vigorous else  where.
text_transcription: SPREAD BANKRUPTCY AND RUIN THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES BUT IN THE COURSE OF THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE EMPIRE PEACE AND ORDER AND SETTLED RULE HAD CAUSED A WIDELY DIFFUSED COMFORT THE FREEDOM OF SELF GOVERNMENT SECURED CONTENTMENT AND PUBLIC SPIRIT FEEBLE AS IT SEEMED IN THE RULING CITY WAS LIVELY AND VIGOROUS ELSEWHERE
phonemes: spɹˈɛd bˈæŋkɹʌptsi ænd ɹˈuːɪn θɹuːˈaʊt ðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz; bˌʌt ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðə fˈɜːst sˌiːsˌiːˈɛntˈuːɪi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ pˈiːs ænd ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ænd sˈɛɾəld ɹˈuːl hæd kˈɔːzd ɐ wˈaɪdli dᵻfjˈuːzd kˈʌmfɚt; ðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌv sˈɛlf ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt sᵻkjˈʊɹd kəntˈɛntmənt ; ænd pˈʌblɪk spˈɪɹɪt, fˈiːbəl æz ɪt sˈiːmd ɪnðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ sˈɪɾi, wʌz lˈaɪvli ænd vˈɪɡɚɹəs ˈɛls wˈɛɹ.