text_original: While they were busy in trimming the balance of power on the other side of the Alps, their deliberations were interrupted by the arrival of a scullion, who came to receive their orders touching the bill of fare for dinner, and his majesty found much more difficulty in settling this important concern, than in compromising all the differences between the Emperor and the Queen of Spain.
text_transcription: WHILE THEY WERE BUSY IN TRIMMING THE BALANCE OF POWER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALPS THEIR DELIBERATIONS WERE INTERRUPTED BY THE ARRIVAL OF A SCULLION WHO CAME TO RECEIVE THEIR ORDERS TOUCHING THE BILL OF FARE FOR DINNER AND HIS MAJESTY FOUND MUCH MORE DIFFICULTY IN SETTLING THIS IMPORTANT CONCERN THAN IN COMPROMISING ALL THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EMPEROR AND THE QUEEN OF SPAIN
phonemes: wˌaɪl ðeɪ wɜː bˈɪzi ɪn tɹˈɪmɪŋ ðə bˈæləns ʌv pˈaʊɚɹ ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd ʌvðɪ ˈælps, ðɛɹ dᵻlˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃənz wɜːɹ ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl əvə skˈʌliən, hˌuː kˈeɪm tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ðɛɹ ˈɔːɹdɚz tˈʌtʃɪŋ ðə bˈɪl ʌv fˈɛɹ fɔːɹ dˈɪnɚ, ænd hɪz mˈædʒᵻsti fˈaʊnd mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪn sˈɛɾəlɪŋ ðɪs ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt kənsˈɜːn, ðɐn ɪn kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ ˈɔːl ðə dˈɪfɹənsᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ænd ðə kwˈiːn ʌv spˈeɪn.