text_original: The varying fortunes of that war during the next four years (1861 1865) cannot be followed in these pages, except in so far as they react upon England and Eng  lish policy. The British Government at once (May 8th) recognized the Confederate States as belligerents and issued (May 13th) the usual proclamation of neutrality.
text_transcription: THE VARY FORTUNES OF THAT WAR DURING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE TO EIGHTEEN SIXTY FIVE CANNOT BE FOLLOWED IN THESE PAGES EXCEPT IN SO FAR AS THEY REACT UPON ENGLAND AND ENGLISH POLICY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AT ONCE MAY EIGHTH RECOGNIZED THE CONFEDERATE STATES AS BELLIGERENTS AND ISSUED MAY THIRTEENTH THE USUAL PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY
phonemes: ðə vˈɛɹiɪŋ fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ʌv ðæt wˈɔːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈɛkst fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv) kænˈɑːt biː fˈɑːloʊd ɪn ðiːz pˈeɪdʒᵻz, ɛksˈɛpt ɪn sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðeɪ ɹɪˈækt əpˌɑːn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd ˈɛŋ lˈɪʃ pˈɑːlɪsi. ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐtwˈʌns (mˈeɪ ˈeɪtθ) ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts æz bᵻlˈɪdʒɚɹənts ænd ˈɪʃuːd (mˈeɪ θˈɜːtiːnθ) ðə jˈuːʒuːəl pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌv nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi.