text_original: Perhaps he thought that where the stake was so great, and the chance of success not too forbidding, failure might as well end in Newgate as in the purlieus of petty foreign courts. But, with the exception of his 1746, THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. 223 Irish officers, lie had nobody on his side. The Duke of Perth and Sir John Gordon had a little plan of their own. They thought that a inarch into Wales would be a good middle course to adopt, but their suggestion found no backers.
text_transcription: PERHAPS HE THOUGHT THAT WHERE THE STAKE WAS SO GREAT AND THE CHANCE OF SUCCESS NOT TOO FORBIDDING FAILURE MIGHT AS WELL END IN NEWGAT AS IN THE PEARLIEUS OF PETTY FOREIGN COURTS BUT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIS IRISH OFFICERS HE HAD NOBODY ON HIS SIDE THE DUKE OF PERTH AND SIR JOHN GORDON HAD A LITTLE PLAN OF THEIR OWN THEY THOUGHT THAT A MARCH INTO WALES WOULD BE A GOOD MIDDLE COURSE TO ADOPT BUT THEIR SUGGESTION FOUND NO BACKERS
phonemes: pɚhˈæps hiː θˈɔːt ðæt wˌɛɹ ðə stˈeɪk wʌz sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt, ænd ðə tʃˈæns ʌv səksˈɛs nˌɑːt tˈuː fɚbˈɪdɪŋ, fˈeɪlɪɹ mˌaɪt æz wˈɛl ˈɛnd ɪn nˈuːɡeɪt æz ɪnðə pˈɜːluːz ʌv pˈɛɾi fˈɔːɹən kˈɔːɹts. bˌʌt, wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌv hɪz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks, ðə dˈuːk ʌv kˈʌmbɚlənd. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ˈaɪɹɪʃ ˈɑːfɪsɚz, lˈaɪ hæd nˈoʊbɑːdi ˌɔn hɪz sˈaɪd. ðə dˈuːk ʌv pˈɜːθ ænd sˌɜː dʒˈɑːn ɡˈɔːɹdən hæd ɐ lˈɪɾəl plˈæn ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn. ðeɪ θˈɔːt ðˌæɾə ɪnˈɑːɹtʃ ˌɪntʊ wˈeɪlz wʊd biː ɐ ɡˈʊd mˈɪdəl kˈɔːɹs tʊ ɐdˈɑːpt, bˌʌt ðɛɹ sədʒˈɛstʃən fˈaʊnd nˈoʊ bˈækɚz.