text_original: King William was " one of those clever men who constantly do foolish things, and one of those obstinate men who support one bad measure by another worse ".^ The Dutch, though numerically inferior,^ treated Belgium almost as a conquered province. This absorption was strongly resisted by the Belgian patriots, and they found sturdy allies in the Clericals, who were specially incensed against the Calvinist authorities of Holland.
text_transcription: KING WILLIAM WAS ONE OF THOSE CLEVER MEN WHO CONSTANTLY DO FOOLISH THINGS AND ONE OF THOSE OBSTINATE MEN WHO SUPPORT ONE BAD MEASURE BY ANOTHER WORSE THE DUTCH THOUGH NUMERICALLY INFERIOR TREATED BELGIUM ALMOST AS A CONQUERED PROVINCE THIS ABSORPTION WAS STRONGLY RESISTED BY THE BELGIAN PATRIOTS AND THEY FOUND STURDY ALLIES IN THE CLERICALS WHO WERE SPECIALLY INCENSED AGAINST THE CALVINIST AUTHORITIES OF HOLLAND
phonemes: kˈɪŋ wˈɪljəm wʌz " wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz klˈɛvɚ mˈɛn hˌuː kˈɑːnstəntli dˈuː fˈuːlɪʃ θˈɪŋz, ænd wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz ˈɑːbstᵻnət mˈɛn hˌuː səpˈɔːɹt wˈʌn bˈæd mˈɛʒɚ baɪ ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈɜːs ".ðə dˈʌtʃ, ðˌoʊ nuːmˈɛɹɪkli ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ,tɹˈiːɾᵻd bˈɛldʒəm ˈɔːlmoʊst æz ɐ kˈɑːŋkɚd pɹˈɑːvɪns. ðɪs ɐbsˈɔːɹpʃən wʌz stɹˈɔŋli ɹᵻzˈɪstᵻd baɪ ðə bˈɛldʒən pˈeɪtɹɪəts, ænd ðeɪ fˈaʊnd stˈɜːdi ˈælaɪz ɪnðə klˈɛɹɪkəlz, hˌuː wɜː spˈɛʃəli ɪnsˈɛnst ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˈælvɪnˌɪst ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ʌv hˈɑːlənd.