text_original: *' The recognition of the belligerent character of the Greeks," as Canning explained, " was necessitated by the impossibility of treating as pirates a population of a million souls, and of bringing within the bounds of civilized war a contest which had been marked at the outset on both sides by disgusting barbarity."
text_transcription: THE RECOGNITION OF THE BELLIGERENT CHARACTER OF THE GREEKS AS CANNING EXPLAINED WAS NECESSITATED BY THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF TREATING AS PIRATES A POPULATION OF A MILLION SOULS AND OF BRINGING WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF CIVILIZED WAR A CONTEST WHICH HAD BEEN MARKED AT THE OUTSET ON BOTH SIDES BY DISGUSTING BARBARITY
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðə ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌvðə bᵻlˈɪdʒɚɹənt kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːks," æz kˈænɪŋ ɛksplˈeɪnd, " wʌz nəsˈɛsɪtˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɪmpˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv tɹˈiːɾɪŋ æz pˈaɪɹəts ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən əvə mˈɪliən sˈoʊlz, ænd ʌv bɹˈɪŋɪŋ wɪðˌɪn ðə bˈaʊndz ʌv sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd wˈɔːɹ ɐ kˈɑːntɛst wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn mˈɑːɹkt æt ðɪ ˈaʊtsɛt ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz baɪ dɪsɡˈʌstɪŋ bɑːɹbˈæɹᵻɾi."