text_original: If the House bade him, he could and he would renounce it altogether, but he besought them '* not to nibble at it " ; to retain it, if at all, " in a state in which it will be fit for service in an emergency
text_transcription: IF THE HOUSE BADE HIM HE COULD AND HE WOULD RENOUNCE IT ALTOGETHER BUT HE BESOUGHT THEM NOT TO NIBBLE AT IT TO RETAIN IT IF AT ALL IN A STATE IN WHICH IT WILL BE FIT FOR SERVICE IN AN EMERGENCY
phonemes: ɪf ðə hˈaʊs bˈeɪd hˌɪm, hiː kʊd ænd hiː wʊd ɹᵻnˈaʊns ɪɾ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ, bˌʌt hiː bᵻsˈɔːt ðˌɛm ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk nˌɑːt tə nˈɪbəl ˈæɾɪt " ; tə ɹᵻtˈeɪn ɪt, ɪf æɾ ˈɔːl, " ɪn ɐ stˈeɪt ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪt wɪl biː fˈɪt fɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪs ɪn ɐn ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi