text_original: In 1447 when the Duke of Milan died, Cosimo favoured the claims of Sforza, and wished to break off the Venetian alliance as no longer necessary : but this he was unable to do openly, owing to the feeling of the people, until Sforza's success in 1450, when Florence joined with Milan against Venice and Naples.
text_transcription: IN FOURTEEN FORTY SEVEN WHEN THE DUKE OF MILAN DIED COSIMO FAVORED THE CLAIMS OF SFORZA AND WISHED TO BREAK OFF THE VENETIAN ALLIANCE AS NO LONGER NECESSARY BUT THIS HE WAS UNABLE TO DO OPENLY OWING TO THE FEELING OF THE PEOPLE UNTIL SFORZ'S SUCCESS IN FOURTEEN FIFTY WHEN FLORENCE JOINED WITH MILAN AGAINST VENICE AND NAPLES
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən wɛn ðə dˈuːk ʌv mɪlˈæn dˈaɪd, kəsˈɪmoʊ fˈeɪvɚd ðə klˈeɪmz ʌv ˈɛsfˈɔːɹzə, ænd wˈɪʃt tə bɹˈeɪk ˈɔf ðə vᵻnˈiːʃən ɐlˈaɪəns æz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi : bˌʌt ðɪs hiː wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə dˈuː ˈoʊpənli, ˈoʊɪŋ tə ðə fˈiːlɪŋ ʌvðə pˈiːpəl, ʌntˈɪl ˈɛsfˈɔːɹzəz səksˈɛs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, wˌɛn flˈɔːɹəns dʒˈɔɪnd wɪð mɪlˈæn ɐɡˈɛnst vˈɛnɪs ænd nˈeɪpəlz.