text_original: "Had my conscience been clear of any other impeachment, perhaps I should have rested my cause upon the equity and protection of the law; but I foresaw that the trial would introduce an inquiry, to which I was not at all ambitious of submitting, and therefore was fain to compromise the affair, at the price of almost my whole fortune.
text_transcription: HAD MY CONSCIENCE BEEN CLEAR OF ANY OTHER IMPEACHMENT PERHAPS I SHOULD HAVE RESTED MY CAUSE UPON THE EQUITY AND PROTECTION OF THE LAW BUT I FORESAW THAT THE TRIAL WOULD INTRODUCE AN INQUIRY TO WHICH I WAS NOT AT ALL AMBIT OF SUBMITTING AND THEREFORE WAS FAIN TO COMPROMISE THE AFFAIR AT THE PRICE OF ALMOST MY WHOLE FORTUNE
phonemes: "hæd maɪ kˈɑːnʃəns bˌɪn klˈɪɹ ʌv ˌɛni ˈʌðɚɹ ɪmpˈiːtʃmənt, pɚhˈæps aɪ ʃˌʊdəv ɹˈɛstᵻd maɪ kˈɔːz əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɛkwᵻɾi ænd pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌvðə lˈɔː; bˌʌt aɪ fˈɔːɹsɔː ðætðə tɹˈaɪəl wʊd ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ɐn ˈɪŋkwɚɹi, tə wˌɪtʃ aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl æmbˈɪʃəs ʌv səbmˈɪɾɪŋ, ænd ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ wʌz fˈeɪn tə kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz ðɪ ɐfˈɛɹ, æt ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv ˈɔːlmoʊst maɪ hˈoʊl fˈɔːɹtʃʊn.