text_original: British statesmen were, however, characteristically slow to realize the 12 INTRODUCTORY [1815  connection. France perceived it long ago. So far back as 1738 a brilliant French diplomatist — D'Argenson — published a project for the reorganization of the Ottoman Empire, which included, inter alia, the acquisition of Egypt by France, and the cutting of a canal from the Levant to the Red Sea which should belong in common to the whole world.
text_transcription: BRITISH STATESMEN WERE HOWEVER CHARACTERISTICALLY SLOW TO REALIZE THE CONNECTION FRANCE PERCEIVED IT LONG AGO SO FAR BACK AS SEVENTEEN THIRTY EIGHT A BRILLIANT FRENCH DIPLOMATIST DARJAHNSON PUBLISHED A PROJECT FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE WHICH INCLUDED INTERRALIA THE ACQUISITION OF EGYPT BY FRANCE AND THE CUTTING OF A CANAL FROM THE LEVANT TO THE RED SEA WHICH SHOULD BELONG IN COMMON TO THE WHOLE WORLD
phonemes: bɹˈɪɾɪʃ stˈeɪtsmɛn wɜː, haʊˈɛvɚ, kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪkli slˈoʊ tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðə twˈɛlv ˌɪntɹədˈʌktɚɹi [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn kənˈɛkʃən. fɹˈæns pɚsˈiːvd ɪt lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ. sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ bˈæk æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɐ bɹˈɪliənt fɹˈɛntʃ dˈɪpləmətˌɪst — dˈɑːɹdʒɛnsən — pˈʌblɪʃt ɐ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt fɚðə ɹɪˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd, ˌɪntɚɹ ˈeɪliə, ðɪ ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt baɪ fɹˈæns, ænd ðə kˈʌɾɪŋ əvə kənˈæl fɹʌmðə ləvˈænt tə ðə ɹˈɛd sˈiː wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd bᵻlˈɔŋ ɪn kˈɑːmən tə ðə hˈoʊl wˈɜːld.