text_original: It was to some notable — Iknow not who — of Hesse or Hanover, ^72> Bismarck that he said, to console him for having become Prussian against his own will : " Prussia, you see, is like a flannel waistcoat. It scratches unpleasantly at first ; but it's wholesome, and it sticks to the skin well."
text_transcription: IT WAS TO SOME NOTABLE I KNOW NOT WHO OF HESSE OR HANOVER THAT HE SAID TO CONSOLE HIM FOR HAVING BECOME PRUSSIAN AGAINST HIS WILL PRUSSIA YOU SEE IS LIKE A FLANNEL WESTCOAT IT SCRATCHES UNPLEASANTLY AT FIRST BUT IT'S WHOLESOME AND IT STICKS TO THE SKIN WELL
phonemes: ɪt wʌz tə sˌʌm nˈoʊɾəbəl — ˈɪnoʊ nˌɑːt hˈuː — ʌv hˈɛs ɔːɹ hˈænoʊvɚ, sˈɛvənti tˈuː bˈɪsmɑːɹk ðæt hiː sˈɛd, tə kənsˈoʊl hˌɪm fɔːɹ hˌævɪŋ bɪkˌʌm pɹˈʌʃən ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɪl : " pɹˈʌʃə, juː sˈiː, ɪz lˈaɪk ɐ flˈænəl wˈeɪstkoʊt. ɪt skɹˈætʃᵻz ʌnplˈɛzəntli æt fˈɜːst ; bˌʌt ɪts hˈoʊlsʌm, ænd ɪt stˈɪks tə ðə skˈɪn wˈɛl."