text_original: The old policy of the Hohenstaufen was finally abandoned, when the Habsburg Monarch made a treaty of friendship with Charles of Anjou, their bitterest enemy, and promised to marry his daughter dementia to Charles' grandson. Italian schemes certainly never tempted the prudent Emperor ; " Italy is like the lion's 10 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE Relations with Ot  tokar of Bohemia Homage Ottokar cave," he was wont to say, " one sees traces of the steps of those who go thither, but never of those who return."
text_transcription: THE OLD POLICY OF THE HOHENSTAUFENS WAS FINALLY ABANDONED WHEN THE HAPSBURG MONARCH MADE A TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP WITH CHARLEVANJOU THEIR BITTEREST ENEMY AND PROMISED TO MARRY HIS DAUGHTER CLEMENTIA TO CHARLES'S GRANDSON ITALIAN SCHEMES CERTAINLY NEVER TEMPTED THE PRUDENT EMPEROR ITALY IS LIKE THE LIONS CAVE HE WAS WONT TO SAY ONE SEES TRACES OF THE STEPS OF THOSE WHO GO THITHER BUT NEVER OF THOSE WHO RETURN
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld pˈɑːlɪsi ʌvðə hˈoʊhənstˌɔːfən wʌz fˈaɪnəli ɐbˈændənd, wˌɛn ðə hˈæbsbɜːɡ mˈɑːnɚk mˌeɪd ɐ tɹˈiːɾi ʌv fɹˈɛndʃɪp wɪð tʃˈɑːɹlz ʌv ˈændʒuː, ðɛɹ bˈɪɾɚɹɪst ˈɛnəmi, ænd pɹˈɑːmɪst tə mˈæɹi hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ dᵻmˈɛnʃə tə tʃˈɑːɹlz ɡɹˈændsʌn. ɪtˈæliən skˈiːmz sˈɜːʔn̩li nˈɛvɚ tˈɛmptᵻd ðə pɹˈuːdənt ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ; " ˈɪɾəli ɪz lˈaɪk ðə lˈaɪənz tˈɛn ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɪð ˈɑːt tˈɑːkɑːɹ ʌv boʊhˈiːmiə hˈɑːmɪdʒ ˈɑːɾəkˌɑːɹ kˈeɪv," hiː wʌz wˈɔnt tə sˈeɪ, " wˈʌn sˈiːz tɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌvðə stˈɛps ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː ɡˌoʊ ðˈɪðɚ, bˌʌt nˈɛvɚɹ ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː ɹᵻtˈɜːn."