text_original: Parthicus as they had styled him Dacius after the last war, but above all other titles of their choice he prided himself the most on that of Optimus (the Best), linked as it was in popular fancy with the name of Jupiter, mightiest of the gods of Rome, and pointing as he seemed to think more to the graces of his character than to the glories of his arms.
text_transcription: PARTICUS AS THEY HAD STYLED HIM DECIUS AFTER THE LAST WAR BUT ABOVE ALL OTHER TITLES OF THEIR CHOICE HE PRIDED HIMSELF THE MOST ON THAT OF OPTIMUS THE BEST LINKED AS IT WAS IN POPULAR FANCY WITH THE NAME OF JUPITER MIGHTIEST OF THE GODS OF ROME AND POINTING AS HE SEEMED TO THINK MORE TO THE GRACES OF HIS CHARACTER THAN TO THE GLORIES OF HIS ARMS
phonemes: pˈɑːɹθɪkəs æz ðeɪ hæd stˈaɪld hˌɪm dˈæʃəs ˈæftɚ ðə lˈæst wˈɔːɹ, bˌʌt əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ tˈaɪɾəlz ʌv ðɛɹ tʃˈɔɪs hiː pɹˈaɪdᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf ðə mˈoʊst ˌɔn ðæt ʌv ˈɑːptɪməs (ðə bˈɛst), lˈɪŋkt æz ɪt wʌz ɪn pˈɑːpjʊlɚ fˈænsi wɪððə nˈeɪm ʌv dʒˈuːpɪɾɚ, mˈaɪɾiɪst ʌvðə ɡˈɑːdz ʌv ɹˈoʊm, ænd pˈɔɪntɪŋ æz hiː sˈiːmd tə θˈɪŋk mˈɔːɹ tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌv hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ ðɐn tə ðə ɡlˈɔːɹiz ʌv hɪz ˈɑːɹmz.