text_original: There can be no doubt that William, although he had no great defects of any deep or serious nature, no defects at least which are not common enough among the sovereigns of his time, was yet as undignified a figure for a throne as even the modern comic opera itself could imagine.
text_transcription: THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT WILLIAM ALTHOUGH HE HAD NO GREAT DEFECTS OF ANY DEEPER SERIOUS NATURE NO DEFECTS AT LEAST WHICH ARE NOT COMMON ENOUGH AMONG THE SOVEREIGNS OF HIS TIME WAS YET AS UNDIGNIFIED A FIGURE FOR A THRONE AS EVEN THE MODERN COMIC OPERA ITSELF COULD IMAGINE
phonemes: ðɛɹ kæn biː nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ðæt wˈɪljəm, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hæd nˈoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːfɛkts ʌv ˌɛni dˈiːp ɔːɹ sˈɪɹiəs nˈeɪtʃɚ, nˈoʊ dˈiːfɛkts æt lˈiːst wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ nˌɑːt kˈɑːmən ɪnˈʌf ɐmˌʌŋ ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm, wʌz jˈɛt æz ʌndˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd ɐ fˈɪɡjɚ fɚɹə θɹˈoʊn æz ˈiːvən ðə mˈɑːdɚn kˈɑːmɪk ˈɑːpɚɹə ɪtsˈɛlf kʊd ɪmˈædʒɪn.