text_original: Outside these boundaries, the Emperor might perhaps command respect for his dignity, but could certainly not enforce obedience to his authority. GERMANY AND THE EMPIRE, 1273 1378 3 There was also another aspect of the Imperial posi  Connection tion. Ever since the tenth century the German the Enipire Monarchy had heen attached to the Eoman Empire ; or tielmal in other words the same man had always held the two Kingsiiip dignities of German King and Koman Emperor; and this with disastrous results.
text_transcription: OUTSIDE THESE BOUNDARIES THE EMPEROR MIGHT PERHAPS COMMAND RESPECT FOR HIS DIGNITY BUT COULD CERTAINLY NOT ENFORCE OBEDIENCE TO HIS AUTHORITY THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE IMPERIAL POSITION EVER SINCE THE TENTH CENTURY THE GERMAN MONARCHY HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE OR IN OTHER WORDS THE SAME MAN HAD ALWAYS HELD THE TWO DIGNITIES OF GERMAN KING AND ROMAN EMPEROR AND THIS WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS
phonemes: aʊtsˈaɪd ðiːz bˈaʊndɚɹiz, ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˌaɪt pɚhˈæps kəmˈænd ɹᵻspˈɛkt fɔːɹ hɪz dˈɪɡnᵻɾi, bˌʌt kʊd sˈɜːʔn̩li nˌɑːt ɛnfˈɔːɹs oʊbˈiːdiəns tə hɪz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi. dʒˈɜːməni ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt θɹˈiː ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˈæspɛkt ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pˈoʊsi kənˈɛkʃən tɪˈɑːn. ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns ðə tˈɛnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðə dʒˈɜːmən ðɪ ɛnˈɪpaɪɚ mˈɑːnɚki hæd hˈiːn ɐtˈætʃt tə ðɪ ˈiːɑːmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ ; ɔːɹ tˈaɪlməl ɪn ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːdz ðə sˈeɪm mˈæn hæd ˈɔːlweɪz hˈɛld ðə tˈuː kˈɪŋsɪˌɪɪp dˈɪɡnᵻɾiz ʌv dʒˈɜːmən kˈɪŋ ænd kˈɑːmən ˈɛmpɚɹɚ; ænd ðɪs wɪð dɪzˈæstɹəs ɹɪzˈʌlts.