text_original: The device was at best only a convenient makeshift, and the results were in some cases deplorable. British arms often main  tained upon their thrones vicious and tyrannical Sovereigns, who, but for our support, would long since have paid the common and appropriate penalty of Oriental despotism.
text_transcription: THE DEVICE WAS AT BEST ONLY A CONVENIENT MAKESHIFT AND THE RESULTS WERE IN SOME CASES DEPLORABLE BRITISH ARMS OFTEN MAINTAINED UPON THEIR THRONES VICIOUS AND TYRANNICAL SOVEREIGNS WHO BUT FOR OUR SUPPORT WOULD LONG SINCE HAVE PAID THE COMMON AND APPROPRIATE PENALTY OF ORIENTAL DESPOTISM
phonemes: ðə dɪvˈaɪs wʌz æt bˈɛst ˈoʊnli ɐ kənvˈiːnɪənt mˈeɪkʃɪft, ænd ðə ɹɪzˈʌlts wɜːɹ ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz dᵻplˈɔːɹəbəl. bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹmz ˈɔfən mˈeɪn tˈeɪnd əpˌɑːn ðɛɹ θɹˈoʊnz vˈɪʃəs ænd tɪɹˈænɪkəl sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz, hˈuː, bˌʌt fɔːɹ ˌaʊɚ səpˈɔːɹt, wʊd lˈɔŋ sˈɪns hæv pˈeɪd ðə kˈɑːmən ænd ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət pˈɛnəlɾi ʌv ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl dˈɛspətˌɪzəm.