text_original: [Sidenote: 1829  Comments upon Wellington's duel] It seems hard now to understand how any man, in the position and with the responsibilities of the Duke of Wellington, could bring himself to think that he was called upon to risk his life for the mere sake of resenting an imputation which no rational man in his senses could possibly have regarded as of any consequence to the Duke's public or private character.
text_transcription: IES IT SEEMS HARD NOW TO UNDERSTAND HOW ANY MAN IN THE POSITION AND WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON COULD BRING HIMSELF TO THINK THAT HE WAS CALLED UPON TO RISK HIS LIFE FOR THE MERE SAKE OF RESENTING AN IMPUTATION WHICH NO RATIONAL MAN IN HIS SENSES COULD POSSIBLY HAVE REGARDED AS OF ANY CONSEQUENCE TO THE DUKE'S PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CHARACTER
phonemes: [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn kˈɑːmɛnts əpˌɑːn wˈɛlɪŋtənz dˈuːəl] ɪt sˈiːmz hˈɑːɹd nˈaʊ tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd hˌaʊ ˌɛni mˈæn, ɪnðə pəzˈɪʃən ænd wɪððə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ʌvðə dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən, kʊd bɹˈɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf tə θˈɪŋk ðæt hiː wʌz kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn tə ɹˈɪsk hɪz lˈaɪf fɚðə mˈɪɹ sˈeɪk ʌv ɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ɐn ɪmpjuːtˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ ɹˈæʃənəl mˈæn ɪn hɪz sˈɛnsᵻz kʊd pˈɑːsᵻbli hæv ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ʌv ˌɛni kˈɑːnsɪkwəns tə ðə dˈuːks pˈʌblɪk ɔːɹ pɹˈaɪvət kˈæɹɪktɚ.