text_original: ^ But Eng  land was curiously lethargic in awakening to the fact which loomed so large before the eyes of Frenchmen. In 1840 and again in 1853 Nicholas I. of Russia pressed the question upon the attention of the English Court and the English Cabinet.
text_transcription: BUT ENGLAND WAS CURIOUSLY LETHARGIC IN AWAKENING TO THE FACT WHICH LOOMED SO LARGE BEFORE THE EYES OF FRENCHMEN IN EIGHTEEN FORTY AND AGAIN IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE NICHOLAS THE FIRST OF RUSSIA PRESSED THE QUESTION UPON THE ATTENTION OF THE ENGLISH COURT AND THE ENGLISH CABINET
phonemes: bˌʌt ˈɛŋ lˈænd wʌz kjˈʊɹɹiəsli lɛθˈɑːɹdʒɪk ɪn ɐwˈeɪkənɪŋ tə ðə fˈækt wˌɪtʃ lˈuːmd sˌoʊ lˈɑːɹdʒ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv fɹˈɛntʃmɛn. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː nˈɪkələs ˈaɪ. ʌv ɹˈʌʃə pɹˈɛst ðə kwˈɛstʃən əpˌɑːn ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɔːɹt ænd ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈæbᵻnət.