text_original: The pontificate of Pascal had lasted eighteen years, during which he had been involved in perpetual con  flicts and perils — in strife with the emperor, with the Roman nobles, with the German prelates, with the Gregorian party amongst the cardinals, and with the Gallican clergy, more papal than himself His difficulties were in a great measure the consequence of his own lack Digitized by VjOOQIC Contest of Henry V. with the Pope 203 of foresight and firmness.
text_transcription: THE PONTIFICATE OF PASCAL HAD LASTED EIGHTEEN YEARS DURING WHICH HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN PERPETUAL CONFLICTS AND PERILS IN STRIFE WITH THE EMPEROR WITH THE ROMAN NOBLES WITH THE GERMAN PRELATES WITH THE GREGORIAN PARTY AMONGST THE CAR CARDINALS AND WITH THE GALLICAN CLERGY MORE PAPAL THAN HIMSELF HIS DIFFICULTIES WERE IN A GREAT MEASURE THE CONSEQUENCE OF HIS OWN LACK OF FORESIGHT AND FIRMNESS
phonemes: ðə pɔntˈɪfᵻkˌeɪt ʌv pˈæskəl hæd lˈæstᵻd ˈeɪtiːn jˈɪɹz, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐdbɪn ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn pɚpˈɛtʃuːəl kˈɑːn flˈɪkts ænd pˈɛɹəlz — ɪn stɹˈaɪf wɪððɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, wɪððə ɹˈoʊmən nˈoʊbəlz, wɪððə dʒˈɜːmən pɹˈɛləts, wɪððə ɡɹɛɡˈɔːɹiən pˈɑːɹɾi ɐmˌʌŋst ðə kˈɑːɹdɪnəlz, ænd wɪððə ɡˈælɪkən klˈɜːdʒi, mˈɔːɹ pˈeɪpəl ðɐn hɪmsˈɛlf hɪz dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz wɜːɹ ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛʒɚ ðə kˈɑːnsɪkwəns ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn lˈæk dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk kˈɑːntɛst ʌv hˈɛnɹi vˈiː. wɪððə pˈoʊp tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ʌv fˈɔːɹsaɪt ænd fˈɜːmnəs.