text_original: Palmerston did not desire it, but neither did he fear it. " It is evident," he writes to Bulwer,^ "the French Government will not willingly take the slightest step of coercion against Mehemet Ali . . . anxious as we are to continue to go on with them, we are not at all prepared to stand still with them.
text_transcription: PALMERSTON DID NOT DESIRE IT BUT NEITHER DID HE FEAR IT IT IS EVIDENT HE WRITES TO BULWAR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT WILL NOT WILLINGLY TAKE THE SLIGHTEST STEP OF COERCION AGAINST MACMER ALI ANXIOUS AS WE ARE TO CONTINUE TO GO ON WITH THEM WE ARE NOT AT ALL PREPARED TO STAND STILL WITH THEM
phonemes: pˈɑːmɚstən dɪdnˌɑːt dɪzˈaɪɚɹ ɪt, bˌʌt nˈiːðɚ dˈɪd hiː fˈɪɹ ɪt. " ɪɾ ɪz ˈɛvɪdənt," hiː ɹˈaɪts tə bˈʊlwɚ, "ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wɪl nˌɑːt wˈɪlɪŋli tˈeɪk ðə slˈaɪɾɪst stˈɛp ʌv kˌoʊˈɜːʃən ɐɡˈɛnst mˈɛhɛmɪt ˈɑːli . . . ˈæŋʃəs æz wiː ɑːɹ tə kəntˈɪnjuː tə ɡˌoʊ ˈɔn wɪð ðˌɛm, wiː ɑːɹ nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə stˈænd stˈɪl wɪð ðˌɛm.