text_original: Hitherto he had regarded the Mexican Empire as a great and united power, against which success with so small a force was impossible; but now that he saw it was composed of subjugated peoples, many of whom would gladly ally themselves with him against their conquerors, the enterprise wore a far more hopeful aspect. He dismissed the Indians with presents, and a promise to visit their country, shortly.
text_transcription: HITHERTO HE HAD REGARDED THE MEXICAN EMPIRE AS A GREAT AND UNITED POWER AGAINST WHICH SUCCESS WITH SO SMALL A FORCE WAS IMPOSSIBLE BUT NOW THAT HE SAW IT WAS COMPOSED OF SUBJUGATED PEOPLES MANY OF WHOM WOULD GLADLY ALLY THEMSELVES WITH HIM AGAINST THEIR CONQUERORS THE ENTERPRISE WORE A FAR MORE HOPEFUL ASPECT HE DISMISSED THE INDIANS WITH PRESENTS AND PROMISED TO VISIT THEIR COUNTRY SHORTLY
phonemes: hˈɪðɚtˌuː hiː hæd ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðə mˈɛksɪkən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ænd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd pˈaʊɚ, ɐɡˈɛnst wˌɪtʃ səksˈɛs wɪð sˌoʊ smˈɔːl ɐ fˈɔːɹs wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl; bˌʌt nˈaʊ ðæt hiː sˈɔː ɪt wʌz kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv sˈʌbdʒuːɡˌeɪɾᵻd pˈiːpəlz, mˈɛnɪəv hˈuːm wʊd ɡlˈædli ˈælaɪ ðɛmsˈɛlvz wɪð hˌɪm ɐɡˈɛnst ðɛɹ kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚz, ðɪ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz wˈɔːɹ ɐ fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ hˈoʊpfəl ˈæspɛkt. hiː dɪsmˈɪst ðɪ ˈɪndiənz wɪð pɹˈɛzənts, ænd ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪs tə vˈɪzɪt ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi, ʃˈɔːɹtli.