text_original: His subtle tact and courtesies were tried with the same success upon Sextus Pompeius and on Antonins, when the confidence of each was to be won, or angry feelings charmed away, or the dangers of a coali  26 The Earlier Empire, b.c. 31— tion met.
text_transcription: HIS SUBTLE TACT AND COURTESIES WERE TRIED WITH THE SAME SUCCESS UPON SEXTUS POMPEIUS AND ON ANTONIUS WHEN THE CONFIDENCE OF EACH WAS TO BE WON OR ANGRY FEELINGS CHARMED AWAY OR THE DANGERS OF A COALITION MET
phonemes: hɪz sˈʌɾəl tˈækt ænd kˈɜːɾəsiz wɜː tɹˈaɪd wɪððə sˈeɪm səksˈɛs əpˌɑːn sˈɛkstəs pˈɑːmpeɪəs ænd ˌɔn ˈæntənˌɪnz, wˌɛn ðə kˈɑːnfɪdəns ʌv ˈiːtʃ wʌz təbi wˈʌn, ɔːɹ ˈæŋɡɹi fˈiːlɪŋz tʃˈɑːɹmd ɐwˈeɪ, ɔːɹ ðə dˈeɪndʒɚz əvə kˈoʊli twˈɛnti sˈɪks ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, bˈiː.sˈiː. θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn— tɪˈɑːn mˈɛt.