text_original: The pope sent messengers to his friends in Germany, imploring succour, but help came neither from the north nor from the south^ Digitized by VjOOQIC The Last Years of Gregory VII. 147 and Us friends in Eome advised him to make terms with Henry. But the intrepid pope declared that he would rather die than yield; he expressed confidence thatlbhe Roman people, at least, would stand by him ; and in this expectation he was not deceived. The walls were repaired and manned.
text_transcription: THE POPE SENT MESSENGERS TO HIS FRIENDS IN GERMANY IMPLORING SUCCOR BUT HELP CAME NEITHER FROM THE NORTH NOR FROM THE SOUTH AND HIS FRIENDS IN ROME ADVISED HIM TO MAKE TERMS WITH HENRY BUT THE INTREPID POPE DECLARED THAT HE WOULD RATHER DIE THAN YIELD HE EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT THE ROMAN PEOPLE AT LEAST WOULD STAND BY HIM AND IN THIS EXPECTATION HE WAS NOT DECEIVED THE WALLS WERE REPAIRED AND MANNED
phonemes: ðə pˈoʊp sˈɛnt mˈɛsɪndʒɚz tə hɪz fɹˈɛndz ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, ɪmplˈɔːɹɪŋ sˈʌkɚ, bˌʌt hˈɛlp kˈeɪm nˈiːðɚ fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ nˈɔːɹ fɹʌmðə sˈaʊθ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə lˈæst jˈɪɹz ʌv ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd ˌʌs fɹˈɛndz ɪn ˈiːɑːm ɐdvˈaɪzd hˌɪm tə mˌeɪk tˈɜːmz wɪð hˈɛnɹi. bˌʌt ðɪ ɪntɹˈɛpɪd pˈoʊp dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː wʊd ɹˈæðɚ dˈaɪ ðɐn jˈiːld; hiː ɛkspɹˈɛst kˈɑːnfɪdəns θˈætlbh ɹˈoʊmən pˈiːpəl, æt lˈiːst, wʊd stˈænd baɪ hˌɪm ; ænd ɪn ðɪs ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən hiː wʌz nˌɑːt dᵻsˈiːvd. ðə wˈɔːlz wɜː ɹᵻpˈɛɹd ænd mˈænd.