text_original: King William himself, we may be sure, took only a very moderate interest in all these goings {263} on, but, at all events, he did not stand in the way of the general educational movement; and indeed he gave it a kindly word of patronage and encouragement whenever it seemed a part of his State functions to sanction the progress of science by his royal recognition.
text_transcription: KING WILLIAM HIMSELF WE MAY BE SURE TOOK ONLY A VERY MODERATE INTEREST IN ALL THESE GOINGS ON BUT AT ALL EVENTS HE DID NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF THE GENERAL EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT AND INDEED HE GAVE IT A KINDLY WORD OF PATRONAGE AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHENEVER IT SEEMED A PART OF HIS STATE FUNCTIONS TO SANCTION THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE BY HIS ROYAL RECOGNITI
phonemes: kˈɪŋ wˈɪljəm hɪmsˈɛlf, wiː mˈeɪ biː ʃˈʊɹ, tˈʊk ˈoʊnli ɐ vˈɛɹi mˈɑːdɚɹət ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ˈɔːl ðiːz ɡˈoʊɪŋz {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː} ˈɔn, bˌʌt, æɾ ˈɔːl ᵻvˈɛnts, hiː dɪdnˌɑːt stˈænd ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌvðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl mˈuːvmənt; ænd ˌɪndˈiːd hiː ɡˈeɪv ɪɾ ɐ kˈaɪndli wˈɜːd ʌv pˈætɹənɪdʒ ænd ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒmənt wənˌɛvɚɹ ɪt sˈiːmd ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz stˈeɪt fˈʌŋkʃənz tə sˈæŋkʃən ðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌv sˈaɪəns baɪ hɪz ɹˈɔɪəl ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən.