text_original: From 1254 to 1273 was the Imperial Interregnum, when, as Carlyle says, there was "No Kaiser, nay as many as three at once " ; a period of terrible confusion and party strife assuredly, but nevertheless an oppor  tunity for steady advance towards freedom, whilst the ofreat men of the land had little time to attend to humble matters.
text_transcription: FROM TWELVE FIFTY FOUR TO TWELVE SEVENTY THREE WAS THE IMPERIAL INTERREGNUM WHEN AS CARLYLE SAYS THERE WAS NO KAISER NAY AS MANY AS THREE AT ONCE A PERIOD OF TERRIBLE CONFUSION AND PARTY STRIFE ASSUREDLY BUT NEVERTHELESS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STEADY ADVANCE TOWARD FREEDOM WHILST THE GREAT MEN OF THE LAND HAD LITTLE TIME TO ATTEND TO HUMBLE MATTERS
phonemes: fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wʌzðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ˌɪntɚɹᵻɡnˈʌm, wˌɛn, æz kˈɑːɹlaɪl sˈɛz, ðɛɹwˈʌz "nˈoʊ kˈaɪzɚ, nˈeɪ æz mˈɛni æz θɹˈiː ɐtwˈʌns " ; ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv tˈɛɹᵻbəl kənfjˈuːʒən ænd pˈɑːɹɾi stɹˈaɪf əʃˈʊɹɹᵻdli, bˌʌt nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ɐn ˈɑːpɚ tˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ stˈɛdi ɐdvˈæns təwˈɔːɹdz fɹˈiːdəm, wˌaɪlst ðɪ ˈɑːfɹiːt mˈɛn ʌvðə lˈænd hæd lˈɪɾəl tˈaɪm tʊ ɐtˈɛnd tə hˈʌmbəl mˈæɾɚz.