text_original: Could Italy now have been united under one strong government it might have defied all invaders. But there was no central authority ; the great countess was old and failing in strength, and Pascal was not the man to combine and organise diverse and often jarring elements.
text_transcription: COULD ITALY NOW HAVE BEEN UNITED UNDER ONE STRONG GOVERNMENT IT MIGHT HAVE DEFIED ALL INVADERS BUT THERE WAS NO CENTRAL AUTHORITY THE GREAT COUNTESS WAS OLD AND FAILING IN STRENGTH AND PASCAL WAS NOT THE MAN TO COMBINE AND ORGANIZE DIVERS AND OFTEN JARRING ELEMENTS
phonemes: kʊd ˈɪɾəli nˈaʊ hɐvbɪn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ wˈʌn stɹˈɔŋ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪt mˌaɪthɐv dᵻfˈaɪd ˈɔːl ɪnvˈeɪdɚz. bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ sˈɛntɹəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ; ðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈaʊntɛs wʌz ˈoʊld ænd fˈeɪlɪŋ ɪn stɹˈɛŋθ, ænd pˈæskəl wʌz nˌɑːt ðə mˈæn tə kəmbˈaɪn ænd ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪz daɪvˈɜːs ænd ˈɔfən dʒˈɑːɹɹɪŋ ˈɛlɪmənts.