text_original: The last item nearly cost Palmerston his Chancellor of the Exchequer. But "better lose Mr. Gladstone," as he wrote to the Queen, " than run the risk of losing Portsmouth and Plymouth
text_transcription: THE LAST ITEM NEARLY COST PALMERSON HIS CHANCELLOR THE EXCHEQUER BUT BETTER LOSE MISTER GLADSTONE AS HE WROTE TO THE QUEEN THAN RUN THE RISK OF LOSING PORTSMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH
phonemes: ðə lˈæst ˈaɪɾəm nˌɪɹli kˈɔst pˈɑːmɚstən hɪz tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ. bˌʌt "bˈɛɾɚ lˈuːz mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn," æz hiː ɹˈoʊt tə ðə kwˈiːn, " ðɐn ɹˈʌn ðə ɹˈɪsk ʌv lˈuːzɪŋ pˈɔːɹtsməθ ænd plˈɪməθ