text_original: For it was a settled maxim of his policy to draw a girdle of dependent kingdoms round the distant provinces, and gradually to accustom hardy races to the yoke of Rome.
text_transcription: FOR IT WAS A SETTLED MAXIM OF HIS POLICY TO DRAW A GIRDLE OF DEPENDENT KINGDOMS ROUND THE DISTANT PROVINCES AND GRADUALLY TO ACCUSTOM HARDY RACES TO THE YOKE OF ROME
phonemes: fɔːɹ ɪt wʌzɐ sˈɛɾəld mˈæksɪm ʌv hɪz pˈɑːlɪsi tə dɹˈɔː ɐ ɡˈɜːdəl ʌv dᵻpˈɛndənt kˈɪŋdəmz ɹˈaʊnd ðə dˈɪstənt pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli tʊ ɐkˈʌstəm hˈɑːɹdi ɹˈeɪsᵻz tə ðə jˈoʊk ʌv ɹˈoʊm.