text_original: Certainly the command of an expedition, not warlike, from which no glory of the usual kind could be obtained, certain to be long and tedious, and equally certain to be full of dangers and discomforts, was not a post for which backstairs influence would be employed, or favouritism brought into request.
text_transcription: CERTAINLY THE COMMAND OF AN EXPEDITION NOT WARLIKE FROM WHICH NO GLORY OF THE USUAL KIND COULD BE OBTAINED CERTAIN TO BE LONG AND TEDIOUS AND EQUALLY CERTAIN TO BE FULL OF DANGERS AND DISCOMFORTS WAS NOT A POST FOR WHICH BACKSTAIRS INFLUENCE WOULD BE EMPLOYED OR FAVORITISM BROUGHT INTO REQUEST
phonemes: sˈɜːʔn̩li ðə kəmˈænd əvən ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən, nˌɑːt wˈɔːɹlaɪk, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ nˈoʊ ɡlˈɔːɹi ʌvðə jˈuːʒuːəl kˈaɪnd kʊd biː əbtˈeɪnd, sˈɜːʔn̩ təbi lˈɔŋ ænd tˈiːdiəs, ænd ˈiːkwəli sˈɜːʔn̩ təbi fˈʊl ʌv dˈeɪndʒɚz ænd dɪskˈʌmfɚts, wʌz nˌɑːɾə pˈoʊst fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ bˈækstɛɹz ˈɪnfluːəns wʊd biː ɛmplˈɔɪd, ɔːɹ fˈeɪvɚɹˌɪɾɪzəm bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ ɹᵻkwˈɛst.