text_original: Perhaps they were loth to risk their best troops on such desperate service, or the colonel and the field officers of the old corps, who, generally speaking, enjoyed their commissions as sinecures or pensions, for some domestic services rendered to the court, refused to embark in such a dangerous and precarious undertaking; for which refusal, no doubt, they are to be much commended.
text_transcription: PERHAPS THEY WERE LOATH TO RISK THEIR BEST TROOPS ON SUCH DESPERATE SERVICE OR THE COLONEL AND THE FIELD OFFICERS OF THE OLD CORPS WHO GENERALLY SPEAKING ENJOYED THEIR COMMISSIONS AS SINECURES OR PENSIONS FOR SOME DOMESTIC SERVICES RENDERED TO THE COURT REFUSED TO EMBARK IN SUCH A DANGEROUS AND PRECARIOUS UNDERTAKING FOR WHICH REFUSAL NO DOUBT THEY ARE TO BE MUCH COMMENDED
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ðeɪ wɜː lˈɑːθ tə ɹˈɪsk ðɛɹ bˈɛst tɹˈuːps ˌɔn sˈʌtʃ dˈɛspɚɹət sˈɜːvɪs, ɔːɹ ðə kˈɜːnəl ænd ðə fˈiːld ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld kˈɔːɹ, hˈuː, dʒˈɛnɚɹəli spˈiːkɪŋ, ɛndʒˈɔɪd ðɛɹ kəmˈɪʃənz æz sˈaɪŋkjʊɹz ɔːɹ pˈɛnʃənz, fɔːɹ sˌʌm dəmˈɛstɪk sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɹˈɛndɚd tə ðə kˈɔːɹt, ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɛmbˈɑːɹk ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ænd pɹɪkˈɛɹiəs ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ; fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl, nˈoʊ dˈaʊt, ðeɪ ɑːɹ təbi mˈʌtʃ kəmˈɛndᵻd.