text_original: Whether to our ultimate advantage it is difficult to say. From a selfish point of view England had better, perhaps, have accepted the suggestions made by the Czar Nicholas to Sir Hamilton Seymour, though captious critics of English policy will hardly fail to observe that England is to day in possession of Egypt and Cyprus, While Russia is no nearer to Constantinople than she was in 1853^_v^va, \k\^ '^.
text_transcription: WHETHER TO OUR ULTIMATE ADVANTAGE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY FROM A SELFISH POINT OF VIEW ENGLAND HAD BETTER PERHAPS HAVE ACCEPTED THE SUGGESTIONS MADE BY THE CZAR NICHOLAS TO SIR HAMILTON SEYMOUR THOUGH CAPTIOUS CRITICS OF ENGLISH POLICY WILL HARDLY FAIL TO OBSERVE THAT ENGLAND IS TO DAY IN POSSESSION OF EGYPT AND CYPRUS WHILE RUSSIA IS NO NEARER TO CONSTANTINOPLE THAN SHE WAS IN EIGHTEE
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ tʊ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈʌltᵻmət ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə sˈeɪ. fɹʌm ɐ sˈɛlfɪʃ pˈɔɪnt ʌv vjˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd bˈɛɾɚ, pɚhˈæps, hæv ɐksˈɛptᵻd ðə sədʒˈɛstʃənz mˌeɪd baɪ ðə zˈɑːɹ nˈɪkələs tə sˌɜː hˈæməltən sˈiːmɔːɹ, ðˌoʊ kˈæpʃəs kɹˈɪɾɪks ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈɑːlɪsi wɪl hˈɑːɹdli fˈeɪl tʊ əbzˈɜːv ðæt ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪz tə dˈeɪ ɪn pəzˈɛʃən ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt ænd sˈaɪpɹəs, wˌaɪl ɹˈʌʃə ɪz nˈoʊ nˈɪɹɚ tə kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ðɐn ʃiː wʌz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː vˈiː vˈɑː, bˈækslæʃ kˈeɪ bˈækslæʃ.