text_original: Notwithstanding the balance of power so settled among these antagonists, so violent were the shocks of their successive conflicts, that his bosom fared like a wretched province, harassed, depopulated, and laid waste, by two fierce contending armies.
text_transcription: NOTWITHSTANDING THE BALANCE OF POWER SO SETTLED AMONG THESE ANTAGONISTS SO VIOLENT WERE THE SHOCKS OF THEIR SUCCESSIVE CONFLICTS THAT HIS BOSOM FARED LIKE A WRETCHED PROVINCE HARASSED DEPOPULATED AND LAID WASTE BY TWO FIERCE CONTENDING ARMIES
phonemes: nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ ðə bˈæləns ʌv pˈaʊɚ sˌoʊ sˈɛɾəld ɐmˌʌŋ ðiːz æntˈæɡənˌɪsts, sˌoʊ vˈaɪələnt wɜː ðə ʃˈɑːks ʌv ðɛɹ səksˈɛsɪv kˈɑːnflɪkts, ðæt hɪz bˈʊzəm fˈɛɹd lˈaɪk ɐ ɹˈɛtʃᵻd pɹˈɑːvɪns, hɚɹˈæst, diːpˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd lˈeɪd wˈeɪst, baɪ tˈuː fˈɪɹs kəntˈɛndɪŋ ˈɑːɹmiz.