text_original: Even if an enamoured young Prince were prepared to sanction his affections by a marriage, he would scarcely have found an assistant in the ablest politician of the age. The story of the Axford marriage is far more probable.
text_transcription: EVEN IF AN ENAMOURED YOUNG PRINCE WAS PREPARED TO SANCTION HIS AFFECTIONS BY A MARRIAGE HE WOULD SCARCELY HAVE FOUND AN ASSISTANT IN THE ABLEST POLITICIAN OF THE AGE THE STORY OF THE OXFORD MARRIAGE IS FAR MORE PROBABLE
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɪf ɐn ɪnˈæmɚd jˈʌŋ pɹˈɪns wɜː pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə sˈæŋkʃən hɪz ɐfˈɛkʃənz baɪ ɐ mˈæɹɪdʒ, hiː wʊd skˈɛɹsli hæv fˈaʊnd ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt ɪnðɪ ˈeɪbləst pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ. ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌvðɪ ˈæksfɚd mˈæɹɪdʒ ɪz fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ pɹˈɑːbəbəl.