text_original: Car  lyle said that it contained nothing of world interest but the reformation by Knox. The events which followed the return of Knox were of world interest because, for the moment, the destinies of the whole reforming movement depended on Scot  land. On one side were Catholic France and Spain; on the other side were Protes  tant Germany and England. And the two sides were evenly matched. Scot  land, therefore, held the balance.
text_transcription: CARLYLE SAID THAT IT CONTAINED NOTHING OF WORLD INTEREST BUT THE REFORMATION BY KNOCKS THE EVENTS WHICH FOLLOWED THE RETURN OF KNOX WERE OF WORLD INTEREST BECAUSE FOR THE MOMENT THE DESTINIES OF THE WHOLE REFORMING MOVEMENT DEPENDED ON SCOTLAND ON ONE SIDE WERE CATHOLIC FRANCE AND SPAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE WERE PROTESTANT GERMANY AND ENGLAND AND THE TWO SIDES WERE EVENLY MATCHED SCOTLAND THEREFORE HELD THE BALANCE
phonemes: kˈɑːɹ lˈaɪl sˈɛd ðˌɐɾɪt kəntˈeɪnd nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv wˈɜːld ˈɪntɹɛst bˌʌt ðə ɹᵻfɔːɹmˈeɪʃən baɪ nˈɑːks. ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts wˌɪtʃ fˈɑːloʊd ðə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌv nˈɑːks wɜːɹ ʌv wˈɜːld ˈɪntɹɛst bɪkˈʌz, fɚðə mˈoʊmənt, ðə dˈɛstɪniz ʌvðə hˈoʊl ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɪŋ mˈuːvmənt dᵻpˈɛndᵻd ˌɔn skˈɑːt lˈænd. ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈaɪd wɜː kˈæθlɪk fɹˈæns ænd spˈeɪn; ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd wɜː pɹˈoʊts tˈænt dʒˈɜːməni ænd ˈɪŋɡlənd. ænd ðə tˈuː sˈaɪdz wɜːɹ ˈiːvənli mˈætʃt. skˈɑːt lˈænd, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, hˈɛld ðə bˈæləns.