text_original: It is sometimes assumed, if not asserted, that now for the first time the assault was delivered against the virgin fortress of Protestant ascendancy. As a matter of fact, the outworks had been carried a generation ago ; only the citadel remained untaken.
text_transcription: IT IS SOMETIMES ASSUMED IF NOT ASSERTED THAT NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ASSAULT WAS DELIVERED AGAINST THE VIRGIN FORTRESS OF PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY AS A MATTER OF FACT THE OUTWORKS HAD BEEN CARRIED A GENERATION AGO ONLY THE CITADEL REMAINED UNTAKEN
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz ɐsˈuːmd, ɪf nˌɑːt ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd, ðæt nˈaʊ fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ðɪ ɐsˈɔlt wʌz dᵻlˈɪvɚd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə vˈɜːdʒɪn fˈɔːɹtɹəs ʌv pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt ɐsˈɛndənsi. æz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv fˈækt, ðɪ aʊtwˈɜːks hɐdbɪn kˈæɹid ɐ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ɐɡˈoʊ ; ˈoʊnli ðə sˈɪɾədˌɛl ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ʌntˈeɪkən.