text_original: Eventually Sforza, having gained the support i45o"' of Cosimo de' Medici who preferred to see him rather than Venice master of Milan, solved the difficulty by be  sieging the town, and the Milanese, divided between fear of him and hatred of Venice, which might have helped them, surrendered to the formidable soldier, and recog  nised him as their Duke.
text_transcription: EVENTUALLY SFORZA HAVING GAINED THE SUPPORT OF COSIMO DE MEDICI WHO PREFERRED TO SEE HIM RATHER THAN VENICE MASTER OF MILAN SOLVED THE DIFFICULTY BY BESIEGING THE TOWN AND THE MILANAISI DIVIDED BETWEEN FEAR OF HIM AND HATRED OF VENICE WHICH MIGHT HAVE HELPED THEM SURRENDERED TO THE FORMIDABLE SOLDIER AND RECOGNIZED HIM AS THEIR DUKE FOUR
phonemes: ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ˈɛsfˈɔːɹzə, hˌævɪŋ ɡˈeɪnd ðə səpˈɔːɹt ˈaɪ fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv ˈoʊ"ʌv kəsˈɪmoʊ də mˈɛdɪsˌaɪ hˌuː pɹɪfˈɜːd tə sˈiː hˌɪm ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn vˈɛnɪs mˈæstɚɹ ʌv mɪlˈæn, sˈɑːlvd ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti baɪ biː sˈiːdʒɪŋ ðə tˈaʊn, ænd ðə mˌɪlənˈiːz, dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn fˈɪɹ ʌv hˌɪm ænd hˈeɪtɹɪd ʌv vˈɛnɪs, wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪthɐv hˈɛlpt ðˌɛm, sɚɹˈɛndɚd tə ðə fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl sˈoʊldʒɚ, ænd ɹˈɛkəɡ nˈaɪzd hˌɪm æz ðɛɹ dˈuːk.