text_original: It was his solemn conviction that " the British Grovemment would be guilty in the sight of God and man if it were any longer to aid in sus  taining by its countenance an administration fraught with suffering to millions ". But for that countenance the Kings would long 1866] ANNEXATION OF OUDH 279 since have paid the penalty for persistent oppression and misrule, and Dalhousie felt that the responsibility thus incurred by the British Government was too heavy to be borne any longer.
text_transcription: IT WAS HIS SOLEMN CONVICTION THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WOULD BE GUILTY IN THE SIGHT OF GOD AND MAN IF IT WERE ANY LONGER TO AID IN SUSTAINING BY ITS COUNTENANCE AN ADMINISTRATION FRAUGHT WITH SUFFERING TO MILLIONS BUT FOR THAT COUNTENANCE THE KINGS WOULD LONG SINCE HAVE PAID THE PENALTY FOR PERSISTENT OPPRESSION AND MISRULE AND DALHOUSIE FELT THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY THUS INCURRED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS TOO HEAVY TO BE BORNE ANY LONGER
phonemes: ɪt wʌz hɪz sˈɑːləm kənvˈɪkʃən ðˈæt " ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡɹˈoʊvmənt wʊd biː ɡˈɪlti ɪnðə sˈaɪt ʌv ɡˈɑːd ænd mˈæn ɪf ɪt wɜːɹ ˌɛni lˈɔŋɡɚ tʊ ˈeɪd ɪn sˈʌs tˈeɪnɪŋ baɪ ɪts kˈaʊntənəns ɐn ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən fɹˈɔːt wɪð sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ tə mˈɪliənz ". bˌʌt fɔːɹ ðæt kˈaʊntənəns ðə kˈɪŋz wʊd lˈɔŋ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks] ˌænɪksˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈaʊd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn sˈɪns hæv pˈeɪd ðə pˈɛnəlɾi fɔːɹ pɚsˈɪstənt əpɹˈɛʃən ænd mɪsɹˈuːl, ænd dˈælhaʊsi fˈɛlt ðætðə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ðˈʌs ɪŋkˈɜːd baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz tˈuː hˈɛvi təbi bˈɔːɹn ˌɛni lˈɔŋɡɚ.