text_original: Municipal freedom prevailed perhaps more widely than at any other period. Local senates met in council, Public spirit ^"^^^^^strates were chosen by popular election, and munifi  and patriotism, though confined within nar  cence. range, was still intense.
text_transcription: MUNICIPAL FREEDOM PREVAILED PERHAPS MORE WIDELY THAN AT ANY OTHER PERIOD LOCAL SENATES MET IN COUNCIL MAGISTRATES WERE CHOSEN BY POPULAR ELECTION AND PATRIOTISM THOUGH CONFINED WITHIN NARROW RANGE WAS STILL INTENSE
phonemes: mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl fɹˈiːdəm pɹɪvˈeɪld pɚhˈæps mˈɔːɹ wˈaɪdli ðɐn æɾ ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ pˈiəɹɪəd. lˈoʊkəl sˈɛnəts mˈɛt ɪn kˈaʊnsəl, pˈʌblɪk spˈɪɹɪt"stɹˈeɪts wɜː tʃˈoʊzən baɪ pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ænd mjˈuːnɪfi ænd pˈeɪtɹɪətˌɪzəm, ðˌoʊ kənfˈaɪnd wɪðˌɪn nˈɑːɹ sˈɛns. ɹˈeɪndʒ, wʌz stˈɪl ɪntˈɛns.