text_original: As for him, he listened and found a more and more justifiable opinion of this vacillating and dreamy sovereign : " It seems to me," he said at that time to the King of Prussia, " that the Emperor is an intelligent and amiable man, though he is not so clever as they like to say ; whatever happens is put down to him, and if it rains unseasonably in Eastern Asia, they attribute the cause to some perfidious machination of the Emperor."
text_transcription: AS FOR HIM HE LISTENED AND FOUND A MORE AND MORE JUSTIFIABLE OPINION OF THIS VACILLATING AND DREAMY SOVEREIGN IT SEEMS TO ME HE SAID AT THAT TIME TO THE KING OF PRUSSIA THAT THE EMPEROR IS AN INTELLIGENT AND AMIABLE MAN THOUGH HE IS NOT SO CLEVER AS THEY LIKE TO SAY WHATEVER HAPPENS IS PUT DOWN TO HIM AND IF IT REIGNS UNSEASONABLY IN EASTERN ASIA THEY ATTRIBUTE THE CAUSE TO SOME PERFIDIOUS MACHINATION OF THE EMPEROR
phonemes: æz fɔːɹ hˌɪm, hiː lˈɪsənd ænd fˈaʊnd ɐ mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪəbəl əpˈɪniən ʌv ðɪs vˈæsɪlˌeɪɾɪŋ ænd dɹˈiːmi sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn : " ɪt sˈiːmz tə mˌiː," hiː sˈɛd æt ðæt tˈaɪm tə ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv pɹˈʌʃə, " ðætðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ɪz ɐn ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt ænd ˈeɪmiəbəl mˈæn, ðˌoʊ hiː ɪz nˌɑːt sˌoʊ klˈɛvɚɹ æz ðeɪ lˈaɪk tə sˈeɪ ; wʌtˈɛvɚ hˈæpənz ɪz pˌʊt dˈaʊn tə hˌɪm, ænd ɪf ɪt ɹˈeɪnz ʌnsˈiːzənəbli ɪn ˈiːstɚn ˈeɪʒə, ðeɪ ɐtɹˈɪbjuːt ðə kˈɔːz tə sˌʌm pɜːfˈɪdiəs mˌækᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ."