text_original: Europe had lost by this time ' ^0 such unity as was given to it in the earlier Middle Ages by the prominence of the Papacy and the ^^ Empire ; and it had not yet gained such an 'SJ approach to unity as it acquired by the forma  ^ tion of distinct national states, whose relations ^ with each other, whether of friendship or of ^hostility, render it possible to construct a history of international wars and diplomacy from the sixteenth century onwards.
text_transcription: EUROPE HAD LOST BY THIS TIME SUCH UNITY AS WAS GIVEN TO IT IN THE EARLIER MIDDLE AGES BY THE PROMINENCE OF THE PAPACY IN THE EMPIRE AND IT HAD NOT YET GAINED SUCH AN APPROACH TO UNITY AS IT ACQUIRED BY THE FORMATION OF DISTINCT NATIONAL STATES WHOSE RELATIONS WITH EACH OTHER WHETHER OF FRIENDSHIP OR OF HOSTILITY RENDER IT POSSIBLE TO CONSTRUCT A HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WARS AND DIPLOMACY FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY ONWARDS
phonemes: jˈʊɹɹəp hæd lˈɔst baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm zˈiəɹoʊ sˈʌtʃ jˈuːnɪɾi æz wʌz ɡˈɪvən tʊ ɪɾ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz baɪ ðə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ʌvðə pˈæpəsi ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ; ænd ɪt hæd nˌɑːt jˈɛt ɡˈeɪnd sˈʌtʃ æn ˌɛsdʒˈeɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ tə jˈuːnɪɾi æz ɪɾ ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə fˈɔːɹmə tɪˈɑːn ʌv dɪstˈɪŋkt nˈæʃənəl stˈeɪts, hˌuːz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ, wˈɛðɚɹ ʌv fɹˈɛndʃɪp ɔːɹ ʌv hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾi, ɹˈɛndɚɹ ɪt pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə kənstɹˈʌkt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˈɔːɹz ænd dɪplˈoʊməsi fɹʌmðə sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈɑːnwɚdz.