text_original: He was prepared even for war, though he did not anticipate it. The despatch of the fleet " was, for the Sultan, like holding a bottle of salts to the nose of a lady who had been frightened ".^ The bold policy was successful. But the pace set by Palmerston was becoming too hot for his colleagues. Neither to their qualms, however, nor to those of the Queen did he pay much heed.
text_transcription: HE WAS PREPARED EVEN FOR WAR THOUGH HE DID NOT ANTICIPATE IT THE DESPATCH OF THE FLEET WAS FOR THE SULTAN LIKE HOLDING A BOTTLE OF SALTS TO THE NOSE OF A LADY WHO HAS BEEN FRIGHTENED THE BOLD POLICY WAS SUCCESSFUL BUT THE PACE SET BY PALMERSTON WAS BECOMING TOO HOT FOR HIS COLLEAGUES NEITHER TO THEIR QUALMS HOWEVER NOR TO THOSE OF THE QUEEN DID HE PAY MUCH HEED
phonemes: hiː wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd ˈiːvən fɔːɹ wˈɔːɹ, ðˌoʊ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪt. ðə dᵻspˈætʃ ʌvðə flˈiːt " wʌz, fɚðə sˈʌltən, lˈaɪk hˈoʊldɪŋ ɐ bˈɑːɾəl ʌv sˈɔlts tə ðə nˈoʊz əvə lˈeɪdi hˌuː hɐdbɪn fɹˈaɪʔn̩d ".ðə bˈoʊld pˈɑːlɪsi wʌz səksˈɛsfəl. bˌʌt ðə pˈeɪs sˈɛt baɪ pˈɑːmɚstən wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ tˈuː hˈɑːt fɔːɹ hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz. nˈiːðɚ tə ðɛɹ kwˈɑːmz, haʊˈɛvɚ, nˈɔːɹ tə ðoʊz ʌvðə kwˈiːn dˈɪd hiː pˈeɪ mˈʌtʃ hˈiːd.