text_original: But three things must be remembered : that Palmerston was not personally at the Foreign Office ; that his powers were not what they had been , in the 'forties ; and, finally, that there had arisen in central Europe a diplomatist for whom Palmerston, even at his best, would have been no match.
text_transcription: BUT THREE THINGS MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT PALMERSTON WAS NOT PERSONALLY AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE THAT HIS POWERS WERE NOT WHAT THEY HAD BEEN IN THE FORTIES AND FINALLY THAT THERE HAD ARISEN IN CENTRAL EUROPE A DIPLOMATIST FOR WHOM PALMERSTON EVEN AT HIS BEST WOULD HAVE BEEN NO MATCH
phonemes: bˌʌt θɹˈiː θˈɪŋz mˈʌst biː ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd : ðæt pˈɑːmɚstən wʌz nˌɑːt pˈɜːsənəli æt ðə fˈɔːɹən ˈɑːfɪs ; ðæt hɪz pˈaʊɚz wɜː nˌɑːt wˈʌt ðeɪ hɐdbɪn , ɪnðə fˈɔːɹɾiz ; ænd, fˈaɪnəli, ðæt ðɛɹ hæd ɚɹˈɪzən ɪn sˈɛntɹəl jˈʊɹɹəp ɐ dˈɪpləmətˌɪst fɔːɹ hˈuːm pˈɑːmɚstən, ˈiːvən æt hɪz bˈɛst, wʊdhɐv bˌɪn nˈoʊ mˈætʃ.