text_original: But the Duke of Wellington was not in any case a cool, philosophic observer, and he lived at a time when the established or tolerated code of what was called personal honor seemed to have nothing to do either with Christian morals, with political expediency, or with ordinary common sense. Wellington accepted without question the dictates of the supposed code of honor, and he sent his challenge.
text_transcription: BUT THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON WAS NOT IN ANY CASE A COOL PHILOSOPHIC OBSERVER AND HE LIVED AT A TIME WHEN THE ESTABLISHED OR TOLERATED CODE OF WHAT WAS CALLED PERSONAL HONOR SEEMED TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO EITHER WITH CHRISTIAN MORALS WITH POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY OR WITH ORDINARY COMMON SENSE WELLINGTON ACCEPTED WITHOUT QUESTION THE DICTATES OF THE SUPPOSED CODE OF HONOR AND HE SENT HIS CHALLENGE
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən wʌz nˌɑːt ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs ɐ kˈuːl, fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪk əbzˈɜːvɚ, ænd hiː lˈɪvd æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɔːɹ tˈɑːlɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd kˈoʊd ʌv wʌt wʌz kˈɔːld pˈɜːsənəl ˈɑːnɚ sˈiːmd tə hæv nˈʌθɪŋ tə dˈuː ˈiːðɚ wɪð kɹˈɪstʃən mˈɔːɹəlz, wɪð pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɛkspˈiːdiənsi, ɔːɹ wɪð ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi kˈɑːmən sˈɛns. wˈɛlɪŋtən ɐksˈɛptᵻd wɪðˌaʊt kwˈɛstʃən ðə dˈɪkteɪts ʌvðə səpˈoʊzd kˈoʊd ʌv ˈɑːnɚ, ænd hiː sˈɛnt hɪz tʃˈælɪndʒ.