text_original: Sir Hugh Gough and Sir Henry Hardinge were rewarded with peerages, and in 1848 Hardinge handed over the reins to his sue  1856] RULE OF LORD DALHOUSIE 275 cessor with the cheering assurance that, so far as human foresight could predict, it would not be necessary to fire a gun in India for seven years to come.
text_transcription: SIR HUGH GOFF AND SIR HENRY HARDING WERE REWARDED WITH PEERAGES AND IN EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT HARDING HANDED OVER THE REINS TO HIS SUCCESSOR WITH THE CHEERING ASSURANCE THAT SO FAR AS HUMAN FORESIGHT COULD PREDICT IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO FIRE A GUN IN INDIA FOR SEVEN YEARS TO COME
phonemes: sˌɜː hjˈuː ɡˈoʊ ænd sˌɜː hˈɛnɹi hˈɑːɹdɪndʒ wɜː ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd wɪð pˈɪɹɪdʒᵻz, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt hˈɑːɹdɪndʒ hˈændᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈeɪnz tə hɪz sˈuː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks] ɹˈuːl ʌv lˈɔːɹd dˈælhaʊsi tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv sˈɛsɚ wɪððə tʃˈɪɹɪŋ əʃˈʊɹɹəns ðˈæt, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz hjˈuːmən fˈɔːɹsaɪt kʊd pɹɪdˈɪkt, ɪt wʊd nˌɑːt biː nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə fˈaɪɚɹ ɐ ɡˈʌn ɪn ˈɪndiə fɔːɹ sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz tə kˈʌm.