text_original: Wellington had lost much of his popularity with the more extreme members of his own party, who could not lift their minds to an understanding of the reasons which had compelled him to change his old opinions on the Catholic question.
text_transcription: WELLINGTON HAD LOST MUCH OF HIS POPULARITY WITH THE MORE EXTREME MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY WHO COULD NOT LIFT THEIR MINDS TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE REASONS WHICH HAD COMPELLED HIM TO CHANGE HIS OLD OPINIONS ON THE CATHOLIC QUESTION
phonemes: wˈɛlɪŋtən hæd lˈɔst mˈʌtʃ ʌv hɪz pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi wɪððə mˈɔːɹ ɛkstɹˈiːm mˈɛmbɚz ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn pˈɑːɹɾi, hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːt lˈɪft ðɛɹ mˈaɪndz tʊ ɐn ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌvðə ɹˈiːzənz wˌɪtʃ hæd kəmpˈɛld hˌɪm tə tʃˈeɪndʒ hɪz ˈoʊld əpˈɪniənz ɔnðə kˈæθlɪk kwˈɛstʃən.