text_original: For as he was beloved by his subjects, so far as they were concerned he had no need for fortresses; while, as against foreign enemies, he saw he could not defend them, since this would have required an army kept constantly in the field.
text_transcription: FOR AS HE WAS BELOVED BY HIS SUBJECTS SO FAR AS THEY WERE CONCERNED HE HAD NO NEED FOR FORTRESSES WHILE AS AGAINST FOREIGN ENEMIES HE SAW HE COULD NOT DEFEND THEM SINCE THIS WOULD HAVE REQUIRED AN ARMY KEPT CONSTANTLY IN THE FIELD
phonemes: fɔːɹ æz hiː wʌz bᵻlˈʌvd baɪ hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðeɪ wɜː kənsˈɜːnd hiː hæd nˈoʊ nˈiːd fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz; wˈaɪl, æz ɐɡˈɛnst fˈɔːɹən ˈɛnəmiz, hiː sˈɔː hiː kʊd nˌɑːt dᵻfˈɛnd ðˌɛm, sˈɪns ðɪs wʊdhɐv ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɐn ˈɑːɹmi kˈɛpt kˈɑːnstəntli ɪnðə fˈiːld.