text_original: Given ten years of peace under European protection, coupled with internal reform, there seemed to him no reason why "it should not become again a respectable > Power ". For the moment two things were essential : Mehemet must be compelled "to withdraw into his original shell of Egypt,'\ and the protection afforded to Turkey must be European, not exi "" clusively Russian.
text_transcription: GIVEN TEN YEARS OF PEACE UNDER EUROPEAN PROTECTION COUPLED WITH INTERNAL REFORM THERE SEEMED TO HIM NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD NOT BECOME AGAIN A RESPECTABLE POWER FOR THE MOMENT TWO THINGS WERE ESSENTIAL MECHMETT MUST BE COMPELLED TO WITHDRAW INTO HIS ORIGINAL SHELL OF EGYPT AND THE PROTECTION AFFORDED TO TURKEY MUST BE EUROPEAN NOT EXCLUSIVELY RUSSIAN
phonemes: ɡˈɪvən tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ʌv pˈiːs ˌʌndɚ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pɹətˈɛkʃən, kˈʌpəld wɪð ɪntˈɜːnəl ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm, ðɛɹ sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm nˈoʊ ɹˈiːzən wˈaɪ "ɪt ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt bɪkˌʌm ɐɡˈɛn ɐ ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl pˈaʊɚ ". fɚðə mˈoʊmənt tˈuː θˈɪŋz wɜːɹ ᵻsˈɛnʃəl : mˈɛhɛmɪt mˈʌst biː kəmpˈɛld "tə wɪθdɹˈɔː ˌɪntʊ hɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ʃˈɛl ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt,bˈækslæʃ ænd ðə pɹətˈɛkʃən ɐfˈɔːɹdᵻd tə tˈɜːki mˈʌst biː jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən, nˌɑːt ɛɡzi "" klˈuːsɪvli ɹˈʌʃən.