text_original: It would be tedious to count up how often in the course of their wars, the Florentines, the Venetians, and the kingdom of France have had to ransom themselves from their enemies, and to submit to an ignominy to which, once only, the Romans were very near being subjected.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE TEDIOUS TO COUNT UP HOW OFTEN IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WARS THE FLORENTINES THE VENETIANS AND THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE HAVE HAD TO RANSOM THEMSELVES FROM THEIR ENEMIES AND TO SUBMIT TO AN IGNOMINY TO WHICH ONLY ONCE THE ROMANS WERE VERY NEAR BEING SUBJECTED
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː tˈiːdiəs tə kˈaʊnt ˌʌp hˌaʊ ˈɔfən ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv ðɛɹ wˈɔːɹz, ðə flˈɔːɹəntˌaɪnz, ðə vɛnˈiːʃənz, ænd ðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv fɹˈæns hæv hædtə ɹˈænsəm ðɛmsˈɛlvz fɹʌm ðɛɹ ˈɛnəmiz, ænd tə səbmˈɪt tʊ ɐn ˈɪɡnəmˌɪni tə wˈɪtʃ, wˈʌns ˈoʊnli, ðə ɹˈoʊmənz wɜː vˈɛɹi nˌɪɹ bˌiːɪŋ sˈʌbdʒɛktᵻd.