text_original: To the largeness of such aims there corresponded a breadth and manysidedness of character and powers ; and few living men were better fitted to enter with fresh interest into the varied life of all the lands through which he travelled 54 The Age oj the Aiitonines, a.d. Had he not been emperor he might have been a sort of * admirable Crichton/ He had thrown himself with eager curiosity into all the art and learning of his age, and his vast memory enabled him to take all knowledge for his showing in own.
text_transcription: TO THE LARGENESS OF SUCH AIMS THERE CORRESPONDED A BREADTH AND MANY SIDEDNESS OF CHARACTER AND POWERS AND FEW LIVING MEN WERE BETTER FITTED TO ENTER WITH FRESH INTEREST INTO THE VARIED LIFE OF ALL THE LANDS THROUGH WHICH HE TRAVELED HAD HE NOT BEEN EMPEROR HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SORT OF ADMIRABLE CRITAN HE HAD THROWN HIMSELF WITH EAGER CURIOSITY INTO ALL THE ART AND LEARNING OF HIS AGE AND HIS VAST MEMORY ENABLED HIM TO TAKE ALL KNOWLEDGE FOR HIS OWN
phonemes: tə ðə lˈɑːɹdʒnəs ʌv sˈʌtʃ ˈeɪmz ðɛɹ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndᵻd ɐ bɹˈɛdθ ænd mˈænɪsˌaɪdᵻdnəs ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ ænd pˈaʊɚz ; ænd fjˈuː lˈɪvɪŋ mˈɛn wɜː bˈɛɾɚ fˈɪɾᵻd tʊ ˈɛntɚ wɪð fɹˈɛʃ ˈɪntɹɛst ˌɪntʊ ðə vˈɛɹid lˈaɪf ʌv ˈɔːl ðə lˈændz θɹuː wˌɪtʃ hiː tɹˈævəld fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ˈɑːdʒ ðɪ ˈaɪɪtˌɑːnaɪnz, ˈeɪ.dˈiː. hæd hiː nˌɑːt bˌɪn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈædmᵻɹəbəl kɹˈaɪtən slˈæʃ hiː hæd θɹˈoʊn hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð ˈiːɡɚ kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi ˌɪntʊ ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ænd lˈɜːnɪŋ ʌv hɪz ˈeɪdʒ, ænd hɪz vˈæst mˈɛmɚɹi ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm tə tˈeɪk ˈɔːl nˈɑːlɪdʒ fɔːɹ hɪz ʃˈoʊɪŋ ɪn ˈoʊn.