text_original: Bismarck had taken German opinion by surprise, when, at the beginning of the Prusso Austrian War, he, the reactionary country gentleman, R^^h't^^ had taken up on his own account the principles of 1848 and announced the approaching convocation of a Parliament on the basis of universal suffrage. It might have been thought that this promise was.
text_transcription: BISMARCK HAD TAKEN GERMAN OPINION BY SURPRISE WHEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRASO AUSTRIAN WAR HE THE REACTIONARY COUNTRY GENTLEMAN HAD TAKEN UP ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT THE PRINCIPLES OF EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT AND ANNOUNCED THE APPROACHING CONVOCATION OF A PARLIAMENT ON THE BASIS OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THOUGHT THAT THIS PROMISE WAS
phonemes: bˈɪsmɑːɹk hæd tˈeɪkən dʒˈɜːmən əpˈɪniən baɪ sɚpɹˈaɪz, wˌɛn, æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə pɹˈʌsoʊ ˈɔːstɹiən wˈɔːɹ, hiː, ðə ɹɪˈækʃənˌɛɹi kˈʌntɹi dʒˈɛntəlmən, ˈɑːɹ ˈeɪtʃt hæd tˈeɪkən ˌʌp ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn ɐkˈaʊnt ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd ɐnˈaʊnst ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ kɑːnvəkˈeɪʃən əvə pˈɑːɹləmənt ɔnðə bˈeɪsɪs ʌv jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl sˈʌfɹɪdʒ. ɪt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn θˈɔːt ðæt ðɪs pɹˈɑːmɪs wʌz.