text_original: They were regarded, and with justice, as one of the greatest glories of the English crown; they were no less a source of wealth than of pride to the English people. Yet the English prince persisted in pursuing towards them a policy which can only be most mildly characterized as a policy of exasperation.
text_transcription: THEY WERE REGARDED AND WITH JUSTICE AS ONE OF THE GREATEST GLORIES OF THE ENGLISH CROWN THEY WERE NO LESS A SOURCE OF WEALTH THAN OF PRIDE TO THE ENGLISH PEOPLE YET THE ENGLISH PRINCE PERSISTED IN PURSUING TOWARD THEM A POLICY WHICH CAN ONLY BE MOST MILDLY CHARACTERIZED AS A POLICY OF EXASPERATION
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd, ænd wɪð dʒˈʌstɪs, æz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɡlˈɔːɹiz ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kɹˈaʊn; ðeɪ wɜː nˈoʊ lˈɛs ɐ sˈɔːɹs ʌv wˈɛlθ ðɐn ʌv pɹˈaɪd tə ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈiːpəl. jˈɛt ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pɹˈɪns pɚsˈɪstᵻd ɪn pɚsˈuːɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz ðˌɛm ɐ pˈɑːlɪsi wˌɪtʃ kæn ˈoʊnli biː mˈoʊst mˈaɪldli kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd æz ɐ pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ɛɡzˌæspɚɹˈeɪʃən.