text_original: The policy of the great statesmen of the Augustan age, the vanity and pomp of other rulers, had filled the capital with great buildings destined for every variety of use ; but as if the supply was still ^ too scanty, fresh baths and porticoes and ^ theatres were raised to speak to future ages of the sovereign who lived simply but built grandly.
text_transcription: THE POLICY OF THE GREAT STATESMAN OF THE AUGUSTINE AGE THE VANITY AND POMP OF OTHER RULERS HAD FILLED THE CAPITAL WITH GREAT BUILDINGS DESTINED FOR EVERY VARIETY OF USE BUT AS IF THE SUPPLY WAS STILL TOO SCANTY FRESH BATHS AND PORTICOS AND THEATRES WERE RAISED TO SPEAK TO FUTURE AGES OF THE SOVEREIGN WHO LIVED SIMPLY BUT BUILT GRANDLY
phonemes: ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌvðɪ ɔːɡˈʌstən ˈeɪdʒ, ðə vˈænᵻɾi ænd pˈɑːmp ʌv ˈʌðɚ ɹˈuːlɚz, hæd fˈɪld ðə kˈæpɪɾəl wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt bˈɪldɪŋz dˈɛstɪnd fɔːɹ ˈɛvɹi vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv jˈuːs ; bˌʌt æz ɪf ðə səplˈaɪ wʌz stˈɪl tˈuː skˈænti, fɹˈɛʃ bˈæθs ænd pˈɔːɹɾɪkˌoʊz ænd θˈiəɾɚz wɜː ɹˈeɪzd tə spˈiːk tə fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn hˌuː lˈɪvd sˈɪmpli bˌʌt bˈɪlt ɡɹˈændli.