text_original: Its rulers had indeed subsequently enriched themselves by the ac  quisition of Piedmont : but for the present it stood en  tirely aloof from the comphcations and difficulties of the Peninsula. Milan Of the Lombard cities, Milan had for a long time been by far the most prominent.
text_transcription: ITS RULERS HAD INDEED SUBSEQUENTLY ENRICHED THEMSELVES BY THE ACQUISITION OF PIEDMONT BUT FOR THE PRESENT IT STOOD ENTIRELY ALOOF FROM THE COMPLICATIONS AND DIFFICULTIES OF THE PENINSULA OF THE LOMBARD CITIES MILAN HAD FOR A LONG TIME BEEN BY FAR THE MOST PROMINENT
phonemes: ɪts ɹˈuːlɚz hæd ˌɪndˈiːd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɛnɹˈɪtʃt ðɛmsˈɛlvz baɪ ðɪ ˌeɪsˈiː kwɪsˈɪʃən ʌv pˈiːdmɔnt : bˌʌt fɚðə pɹˈɛzənt ɪt stˈʊd ˈɛn tˈaɪɚli ɐlˈuːf fɹʌmðə kəmfkˈeɪʃənz ænd dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz ʌvðə pənˈɪnsjʊlə. mɪlˈæn ʌvðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd sˈɪɾiz, mɪlˈæn hæd fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm bˌɪn baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə mˈoʊst pɹˈɑːmɪnənt.