text_original: It was to this method of warfare therefore that they always mainly trusted, because, after trying all others, they found none so free from inconvenience and disadvantage—the procedure by siege involving expense and delay, that by assault, difficulty and danger, and that by secret practice, uncertainty and doubt.
text_transcription: IT WAS TO THIS METHOD OF WARFARE THEREFORE THAT THEY ALWAYS MAINLY TRUSTED BECAUSE AFTER TRYING ALL OTHERS THEY FOUND NONE SO FREE FROM INCONVENIENCE AND DISADVANTAGE THE PROCEDURE BY SIEGE INVOLVING EXPENSE AND DELAY THAT BY ASSAULT DIFFICULTY AND DANGER AND THAT BY SECRET PRACTICE UNCERTAINTY AND DOUBT
phonemes: ɪt wʌz tə ðɪs mˈɛθəd ʌv wˈɔːɹfɛɹ ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ðæt ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz mˈeɪnli tɹˈʌstᵻd, bɪkˈʌz, ˈæftɚ tɹˈaɪɪŋ ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚz, ðeɪ fˈaʊnd nˈʌn sˌoʊ fɹˈiː fɹʌm ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns ænd dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒ—ðə pɹəsˈiːdʒɚ baɪ sˈiːdʒ ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ ɛkspˈɛns ænd dᵻlˈeɪ, ðæt baɪ ɐsˈɔlt, dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ænd dˈeɪndʒɚ, ænd ðæt baɪ sˈiːkɹᵻt pɹˈæktɪs, ʌnsˈɜːtənti ænd dˈaʊt.