text_original: Here we read 181 182 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE of extraordinary cunning and cruelty in member after member of this hated family, of intrigues with other cities, of absorption of smaller towns ; the leading mo  tive throughout being desire for territorial aggrandise  ment, and fear of any other State growing in power, above all Venice, the only dangerous rival to their dominion in the North.
text_transcription: HERE WE READ OF EXTRAORDINARY CUNNING AND CRUELTY IN MEMBER AFTER MEMBER OF THIS HATED FAMILY OF INTRIGUES WITH OTHER CITIES OF ABSORPTION OF SMALLER TOWNS THE LEADING MOTIVE THROUGHOUT BEING DESIRED FOR TERRITORIAL AGGRANDIZEMENT AND FEAR OF ANY OTHER STATE GROWING IN POWER ABOVE ALL VENICE THE ONLY DANGEROUS RIVAL TO THEIR DOMINION IN THE NORTH
phonemes: hˈɪɹ wiː ɹˈiːd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː ʌv ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi kˈʌnɪŋ ænd kɹˈuːəlti ɪn mˈɛmbɚɹ ˈæftɚ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ðɪs hˈeɪɾᵻd fˈæmɪli, ʌv ɪntɹˈiːɡz wɪð ˈʌðɚ sˈɪɾiz, ʌv ɐbsˈɔːɹpʃən ʌv smˈɔːlɚ tˈaʊnz ; ðə lˈiːdɪŋ mˈoʊ tˈaɪv θɹuːˈaʊt bˌiːɪŋ dɪzˈaɪɚ fɔːɹ tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl ɐɡɹˈændaɪz mˈɛnt, ænd fˈɪɹ ʌv ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ stˈeɪt ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ɪn pˈaʊɚ, əbˌʌv ˈɔːl vˈɛnɪs, ðɪ ˈoʊnli dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɹˈaɪvəl tə ðɛɹ dəmˈɪniən ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ.