text_original: As it was, the matter dragge"d on, war and diplomacy taking alternate parts, until a settlement was eventually reached, under the leading inspiration of Great Britain, in the Treaty of London (May 8th, 1852).
text_transcription: AS IT WAS THE MATTER DRAGGED ON WAR AND DIPLOMACY TAKING ALTERNATE PARTS UNTIL A SETTLEMENT WAS EVENTUALLY REACHED UNDER THE LEADING INSPIRATION OF GREAT BRITAIN IN THE TREATY OF LONDON MAY EIGHTH EIGH
phonemes: æz ɪt wˈʌz, ðə mˈæɾɚ dɹˈæɡ"dˈiː ˈɔn, wˈɔːɹ ænd dɪplˈoʊməsi tˈeɪkɪŋ ɔːltˈɜːnət pˈɑːɹts, ʌntˈɪl ɐ sˈɛɾəlmənt wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɹˈiːtʃt, ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈiːdɪŋ ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən, ɪnðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv lˈʌndən (mˈeɪ ˈeɪtθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː).