text_original: His principle apparently was that whatever Walpole did must ipso facto be wrong, and not merely wrong, but even base and criminal. Walpole was never very scrupulous about inflicting an injury on an enemy, especially if the enemy was likely to be formidable.
text_transcription: HIS PRINCIPLE APPARENTLY WAS THAT WHATEVER WALPOLE DID MUST IPSO FACTO BE WRONG AND NOT MERELY WRONG BUT EVEN BASE AND CRIMINAL WALPOLE WAS NEVER VERY SCRUPULOUS ABOUT INFLICTING AN INJURY ON AN ENEMY ESPECIALLY IF THE ENEMY WAS LIKELY TO BE FORMIDABLE
phonemes: hɪz pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɐpˈæɹəntli wʌz ðæt wʌtˈɛvɚ wˈɔlpoʊl dˈɪd mˈʌst ˈɪpsoʊ fˈæktoʊ biː ɹˈɔŋ, ænd nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli ɹˈɔŋ, bˌʌt ˈiːvən bˈeɪs ænd kɹˈɪmɪnəl. wˈɔlpoʊl wʌz nˈɛvɚ vˈɛɹi skɹˈuːpjʊləs ɐbˌaʊt ɪnflˈɪktɪŋ ɐn ˈɪndʒɚɹi ˌɔn ɐn ˈɛnəmi, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪf ðɪ ˈɛnəmi wʌz lˈaɪkli təbi fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl.