text_original: ENGLAND AND ITALY (1856 1860) FOR nearly a decade — from the reopening of the Eastern question (1852) to the suppression of the Mutiny (1858) — the mind of the nation was concentrated upon affairs external to Great Britain. The Near East, the Middle East, and the Far East in turn demanded all but exclusive attention.
text_transcription: ENGLAND AND ITALY PART ONE FOR NEARLY A DECADE FROM THE REOPENING OF THE EASTERN QUESTION IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY TWO TO THE SUPPRESSION OF THE MUTINY IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY EIGHT THE MIND OF THE NATION WAS CONCENTRATED UPON AFFAIRS EXTERNAL TO GREAT BRITAIN THE NEAR EAST THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE FAR EAST IN TURN DEMANDED ALL BUT EXCLUSIVE ATTENTION
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd ˈɪɾəli (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti) fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli ɐ dˈɛkeɪd — fɹʌmðə ɹɪˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn kwˈɛstʃən (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː) tə ðə səpɹˈɛʃən ʌvðə mjˈuːtɪni (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt) — ðə mˈaɪnd ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən wʌz kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd əpˌɑːn ɐfˈɛɹz ɛkstˈɜːnəl tə ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən. ðə nˌɪɹ ˈiːst, ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst, ænd ðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst ɪn tˈɜːn dᵻmˈændᵻd ˈɔːl bˌʌt ɛksklˈuːsɪv ɐtˈɛnʃən.