text_original: There is nothing incredible or even unlikely in this; but even if it were utterly untrue, we may assume that soon* er or later Walpole would have got rid of Chesterfield. 1733. WALPOLE^S ANIMOSITY. 9 Walpple's besetting weakness was that he could not en  dure any really capable colleague. The moment a man showed any capacity for governing, Walpole would ap  pear to have made up his mind that that man and he were not to govern together.
text_transcription: THERE IS NOTHING INCREDIBLE OR EVEN UNLIKELY IN THIS BUT EVEN IF IT WERE UTTERLY UNTRUE WE MAY ASSUME THAT SOONER OR LATER WALPOLE WOULD HAVE GOT RID OF CHESTERFIELD WALPOLE'S BESETTING WEAKNESS WAS THAT HE COULD NOT ENDURE ANY REALLY CAPABLE COLLEAGUES THE MOMENT A MAN SHOWED ANY CAPACITY FOR GOVERNING WALPOLE WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE MADE UP HIS MIND THAT THAT MAN AND HE WERE NOT TO GOVERN TOGETHER
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪz nˈʌθɪŋ ɪŋkɹˈɛdɪbəl ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ʌnlˈaɪkli ɪn ðˈɪs; bˌʌt ˈiːvən ɪf ɪt wɜːɹ ˈʌɾɚli ʌntɹˈuː, wiː mˈeɪ ɐsˈuːm ðæt sˈuːn ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɜː ɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚ wˈɔlpoʊl wʊdhɐv ɡɑːt ɹˈɪd ʌv tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː. wˈɔlpoʊl ˈɛs ˌænɪmˈɔsᵻɾi. nˈaɪn wˈɔlpəlz bᵻsˈɛɾɪŋ wˈiːknəs wʌz ðæt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ˈɛn dˈʊɹ ˌɛni ɹˈiəli kˈeɪpəbəl kˈɑːliːɡ. ðə mˈoʊmənt ɐ mˈæn ʃˈoʊd ˌɛni kəpˈæsᵻɾi fɔːɹ ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ, wˈɔlpoʊl wʊd ˈæp pˈɛɹ tə hæv mˌeɪd ˌʌp hɪz mˈaɪnd ðæt ðæt mˈæn ænd hiː wɜː nˌɑːt tə ɡˈʌvɚn təɡˈɛðɚ.