text_original: Perhaps he waited till he felt his throne secure, and 97   117 . Trajan. 9 till he knew that the far off legions had ratified the choice of Nerva. At length, after a year's delay, he quietly set out upon the journey, without any stately train of followers to burden with exactions the towns through which ^ they passed.
text_transcription: PERHAPS HE WAITED TILL HE FELT HIS THRONE SECURE UNTIL HE KNEW THAT THE FAR OFF LEGIONS HAD RATIFIED THE CHOICE OF NERVA AT LENGTH AFTER A YEAR'S DELAY HE QUIETLY SET OUT UPON THE JOURNEY WITHOUT ANY STATELY TRAIN OF FOLLOWERS TO BURDEN WITH EXACTIONS THE TOWNS THROUGH WHICH HE PASSED
phonemes: pɚhˈæps hiː wˈeɪɾᵻd tˈɪl hiː fˈɛlt hɪz θɹˈoʊn sᵻkjˈʊɹ, ænd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn . tɹˈædʒən. nˈaɪn tˈɪl hiː nˈuː ðætðə fˈɑːɹ ˈɔf lˈiːdʒənz hæd ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd ðə tʃˈɔɪs ʌv nˈɜːvə. æt lˈɛŋθ, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ jˈɪɹz dᵻlˈeɪ, hiː kwˈaɪətli sˈɛt ˈaʊt əpˌɑːn ðə dʒˈɜːni, wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni stˈeɪtli tɹˈeɪn ʌv fˈɑːloʊɚz tə bˈɜːdən wɪð ɛɡzˈækʃənz ðə tˈaʊnz θɹuː wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ pˈæst.