text_original: A place was arranged where the roy  al duellists, each crossing his own frontier for the purpose, were to meet in combat. The wise and persistent oppo  sition of a Prussian statesman prevailed upon Frederick to give up the idea, and George too suffered himself to be talked into something like reason.
text_transcription: A PLACE WAS ARRANGED WHERE THE ROYAL DUELLISTS EACH CROSSING HIS OWN FRONTIER FOR THE PURPOSE WERE TO MEET IN COMBAT THE WISE AND PERSISTENT OPPOSITION OF A PRUSSIAN STATESMAN PREVAILED UPON FREDERICK TO GIVE UP THE IDEA AND GEORGE TOO SUFFERED HIMSELF TO BE TALKED INTO SOMETHING LIKE REASON
phonemes: ɐ plˈeɪs wʌz ɚɹˈeɪndʒd wˌɛɹ ðə ɹˈɔɪ ˈæl dˈuːəlˌɪsts, ˈiːtʃ kɹˈɔsɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn fɹʌntˈɪɹ fɚðə pˈɜːpəs, wɜː tə mˈiːt ɪn kˈɑːmbæt. ðə wˈaɪz ænd pɚsˈɪstənt ˈɑːpoʊ sˈɪʃən əvə pɹˈʌʃən stˈeɪtsmən pɹɪvˈeɪld əpˌɑːn fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk tə ɡˈɪv ˌʌp ðɪ aɪdˈiə, ænd dʒˈɔːɹdʒ tˈuː sˈʌfɚd hɪmsˈɛlf təbi tˈɔːkt ˌɪntʊ sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk ɹˈiːzən.