text_original: The Czar Nicholas I. of Russia had opened the question to English statesmen in 1844 and had pressed Egypt upon us in 1853.^ To no purpose. Our blindness did not permit us to per  ceive, or perhaps our morality forbade us to consent.
text_transcription: THE TSAR NICHOLAS THE FIRST OF RUSSIA HAD OPENED THE QUESTION TO ENGLISH STATESMEN IN EIGHTEEN FORTY FOUR AND HAD PRESSED EGYPT UPON US IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE TO NO PURPOSE OUR BLINDNESS DID NOT PERMIT US TO PERCEIVE OR PERHAPS OUR MORALITY FORBADE US TO CONSENT
phonemes: ðə zˈɑːɹ nˈɪkələs ˈaɪ. ʌv ɹˈʌʃə hæd ˈoʊpənd ðə kwˈɛstʃən tʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪtsmɛn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ ænd hæd pɹˈɛst ˈiːdʒɪpt əpˌɑːn ˌʌs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.tə nˈoʊ pˈɜːpəs. ˌaʊɚ blˈaɪndnəs dɪdnˌɑːt pɚmˈɪt ˌʌs tə pɜː sˈiːv, ɔːɹ pɚhˈæps ˌaʊɚ mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi fɚbˈeɪd ˌʌs tə kənsˈɛnt.