text_original: 326 THE RULE OF LORD PALMERSTON [1860  Austria was virtually compelled to espouse them, and Bismarck agreed to recognize them on terms which would have made PVederick a vassal of Prussia. Frederick of Augustenburg refused to accept the Duchies on these terms, and Austria and Prussia were on the verge of war.
text_transcription: AUSTRIA WAS VIRTUALLY COMPELLED TO ESPOUSE THEM AND BISMARCK AGREED TO RECOGNIZE THEM ON TERMS WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE FREDERICK A VASSAL OF PRUSSIA FREDERIC OF ALGOUTENBURG REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE DUCHIES ON THESE TERMS AND AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA WERE ON THE VERGE OF WAR
phonemes: θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv lˈɔːɹd pˈɑːmɚstən [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈɔːstɹiə wʌz vˈɜːtʃuːəli kəmpˈɛld tʊ ɛspˈaʊs ðˌɛm, ænd bˈɪsmɑːɹk ɐɡɹˈiːd tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ðˌɛm ˌɔn tˈɜːmz wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv mˌeɪd pˈiː vˈɛdɚɹˌɪk ɐ vˈæsəl ʌv pɹˈʌʃə. fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk ʌv ˈɔːɡəsʔˌn̩bɜːɡ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə dˈʌtʃiz ˌɔn ðiːz tˈɜːmz, ænd ˈɔːstɹiə ænd pɹˈʌʃə wɜːɹ ɔnðə vˈɜːdʒ ʌv wˈɔːɹ.