text_original: It is not pretended that they were entirely successful : the ill assorted union of Belgium and Holland lasted only fifteen yeai*s ; the territorial partition of Italy, and the constitutional settlement of Germany were not des  tined to much greater permanence ; but at least it may be claimed that the peace of Europe was not again seriously disturbed for more than a generation.
text_transcription: IT IS NOT PRETENDED THAT THEY WERE ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL THE ILL ASSORTED UNION OF BELGIUM AND HOLLAND LASTED ONLY FIFTEEN YEARS THE TERRITORIAL PARTITION OF ITALY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL SETTLEMENT OF GERMANY WERE NOT DESTINED TO MUCH GREATER PERMANENCE BUT AT LEAST IT MAY BE CLAIMED THAT THE PEACE OF EUROPE WAS NOT AGAIN SERIOUSLY DISTURBED FOR MORE THAN A GENERATION
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt pɹɪtˈɛndᵻd ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɛntˈaɪɚli səksˈɛsfəl : ðɪ ˈɪl ɐsˈɔːɹɾᵻd jˈuːniən ʌv bˈɛldʒəm ænd hˈɑːlənd lˈæstᵻd ˈoʊnli fˈɪftiːn jˈiːi ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɛs ; ðə tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl pɑːɹtˈɪʃən ʌv ˈɪɾəli, ænd ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv dʒˈɜːməni wɜː nˌɑːt dˈɛs tˈaɪnd tə mˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɜːmənəns ; bˌʌt æt lˈiːst ɪt mˈeɪ biː klˈeɪmd ðætðə pˈiːs ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp wʌz nˌɑːt ɐɡˈɛn sˈɪɹiəsli dɪstˈɜːbd fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən.