text_original: " A strong heart, strong head, but short of means," as Carlyle 126 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE says. For ten years he struggled to maintain his author  ity, and he made vain attempts to re assert Imperial authority in Italy and to curb the overgrown power of the Milanese Visconti.
text_transcription: A STRONG HEART STRONG HEAD BUT SHORT OF MEANS AS CARLYLE SAYS FOR TEN YEARS HE STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN HIS AUTHORITY AND HE MADE VAIN ATTEMPTS TO REASSERT IMPERIAL AUTHORITY IN ITALY AND TO CURB THE OVERGROWN POWER OF THE MILANAISE EZ VISCONTI
phonemes: " ɐ stɹˈɔŋ hˈɑːɹt, stɹˈɔŋ hˈɛd, bˌʌt ʃˈɔːɹt ʌv mˈiːnz," æz kˈɑːɹlaɪl wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒ sˈɛz. fɔːɹ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz hiː stɹˈʌɡəld tə meɪntˈeɪn hɪz ˈɔːθɚɹ ˈaɪɾi, ænd hiː mˌeɪd vˈeɪn ɐtˈɛmpts tə ɹˌiː ɐsˈɜːt ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ɪn ˈɪɾəli ænd tə kˈɜːb ðɪ ˌoʊvɚɡɹˈoʊn pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə mˌɪlənˈiːz vˈɪskɔnti.