text_original: —Nay, even that were a great improvement: for, of old, with their Guelf Factions and Ghibelline Factions, with their Red Roses and White Roses, they were wont to cancel the whole country as well.
text_transcription: NAY EVEN THAT WERE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT FOR OF OLD WITH THEIR THEIR GOLF FACTIONS AND GIBELLINE FACTIONS WITH A RED ROSES AND WHITE ROSES THEY WERE WONT TO CANCEL THE WHOLE COUNTRY AS WELL
phonemes: —nˈeɪ, ˈiːvən ðæt wɜːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt: fɔːɹ, ʌv ˈoʊld, wɪð ðɛɹ ɡˈɛlf fˈækʃənz ænd ɡˈaɪbəlˌaɪn fˈækʃənz, wɪð ðɛɹ ɹˈɛd ɹˈoʊzᵻz ænd wˈaɪt ɹˈoʊzᵻz, ðeɪ wɜː wˈɔnt tə kˈænsəl ðə hˈoʊl kˈʌntɹi æz wˈɛl.