text_original: Palmerston firmly refused to allow Belgium to become, with or without Luxemburg, a French province, and on February 17th Louis Philippe was induced to decline the Crown on his son's behalf. But it was not easy to find a suitable alternative.
text_transcription: PALMERSTON FIRMLY REFUSED TO ALLOW BELGIUM TO BECOME WITH OR WITHOUT LUXEMBOURG A FRENCH PROVINCE AND ON FEBRUARY SEVENTEENTH LOUIS PHILIPPE WAS INDUCED TO DECLINE THE CROWN ON HIS SON'S BEHALF BUT IT WAS NOT EASY TO FIND A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE
phonemes: pˈɑːmɚstən fˈɜːmli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐlˈaʊ bˈɛldʒəm tə bɪkˈʌm, wɪð ɔːɹ wɪðˌaʊt lˈʌksəmbˌɜːɡ, ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ pɹˈɑːvɪns, ænd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ lˈuːi fᵻlˈiːp wʌz ɪndˈuːst tə dᵻklˈaɪn ðə kɹˈaʊn ˌɔn hɪz sˈʌnz bᵻhˈæf. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi tə fˈaɪnd ɐ sˈuːɾəbəl ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv.