text_original: Perceiving, therefore, that this was the last stake his country had to play, and not choosing to hazard it until he had tried every other expedient, he felt no shame to sue for peace, judging that in peace rather than in war lay the best hope of safety for his country.
text_transcription: PERCEIVING THEREFORE THAT THIS WAS THE LAST STAKE HIS COUNTRY HAD TO PLAY AND NOT CHOOSING TO HAZARD IT UNTIL HE HAD TRIED EVERY OTHER EXPEDIENT HE FELT NO SHAME TO SUE FOR PEACE JUDGING THAT IN PEACE RATHER THAN IN WAR LAY THE BEST HOPE OF SAFETY FOR HIS COUNTRY
phonemes: pɚsˈiːvɪŋ, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ðæt ðɪs wʌzðə lˈæst stˈeɪk hɪz kˈʌntɹi hædtə plˈeɪ, ænd nˌɑːt tʃˈuːzɪŋ tə hˈæzɚd ɪɾ ʌntˈɪl hiː hæd tɹˈaɪd ˈɛvɹi ˈʌðɚɹ ɛkspˈiːdiənt, hiː fˈɛlt nˈoʊ ʃˈeɪm tə sˈuː fɔːɹ pˈiːs, dʒˈʌdʒɪŋ ðæt ɪn pˈiːs ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɪn wˈɔːɹ lˈeɪ ðə bˈɛst hˈoʊp ʌv sˈeɪfti fɔːɹ hɪz kˈʌntɹi.