text_original: With George the Fourth the only question was how long he would stand the wear and tear of having to defend his position, and how soon he would begin to feel that the inconvenience of giving in would be less troublesome than the inconvenience of holding out.
text_transcription: WITH GEORGE THE FOURTH THE ONLY QUESTION WAS HOW LONG HE WOULD STAND THE WEAR AND TEAR OF HAVING TO DEFEND HIS POSITION AND HOW SOON HE WOULD BEGIN TO FEEL THAT THE INCONVENIENCE OF GIVING IN WOULD BE LESS TROUBLESOME THAN THE INCONVENIENCE OF HOLDING OUT
phonemes: wɪð dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ðə fˈɔːɹθ ðɪ ˈoʊnli kwˈɛstʃən wʌz hˌaʊ lˈɔŋ hiː wʊd stˈænd ðə wˈɛɹ ɐnd tˈɛɹ ʌv hˌævɪŋ tə dᵻfˈɛnd hɪz pəzˈɪʃən, ænd hˌaʊ sˈuːn hiː wʊd bɪɡˈɪn tə fˈiːl ðætðɪ ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns ʌv ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɪn wʊd biː lˈɛs tɹˈʌbəlsˌʌm ðɐn ðɪ ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns ʌv hˈoʊldɪŋ ˈaʊt.