text_original: But if he was not ready, still less was Napoleon. The latter, baffled on every side, now tried to persuade himself and his friends that no territorial ''compensation" was really necessary ; and that Prussia had been in reality weakened rather than strengthened by recent events.
text_transcription: BUT IF HE WAS NOT READY STILL LESS WAS NAPOLEON THE LATTER BAFFLED ON EVERY SIDE NOW TRIED TO PERSUADE HIMSELF AND HIS FRIENDS THAT NO TERRITORIAL COMPENSATION WAS REALLY NECESSARY AND THAT PRUSSIA HAD BEEN IN REALITY WEAKENED RATHER THAN STRENGTHENED BY RECENT EVENTS
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪf hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ɹˈɛdi, stˈɪl lˈɛs wʌz nɐpˈoʊlɪən. ðə lˈæɾɚ, bˈæfəld ˌɔn ˈɛvɹi sˈaɪd, nˈaʊ tɹˈaɪd tə pɚswˈeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hɪz fɹˈɛndz ðæt nˈoʊ tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən" wʌz ɹˈiəli nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi ; ænd ðæt pɹˈʌʃə hɐdbɪn ɪn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi wˈiːkənd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn stɹˈɛŋθənd baɪ ɹˈiːsənt ᵻvˈɛnts.