text_original: The young Prince could hardly have had a worse adviser. Bute was a man of many merits, but his defects were in the highest degree dangerous in a person who had somehow become possessed of almost absolute power.
text_transcription: THE YOUNG PRINCE COULD HARDLY HAVE HAD A WORSE ADVISER BUTE WAS A MAN OF MANY MERITS BUT HIS DEFECTS WERE IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE DANGEROUS IN A PERSON WHO HAD SOMEHOW BECOME POSSESSED OF ALMOST ABSOLUTE POWER
phonemes: ðə jˈʌŋ pɹˈɪns kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hæv hæd ɐ wˈɜːs ɐdvˈaɪzɚ. bjˈuːt wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv mˈɛni mˈɛɹɪts, bˌʌt hɪz dˈiːfɛkts wɜːɹ ɪnðə hˈaɪɪst dᵻɡɹˈiː dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɪn ɐ pˈɜːsən hˌuː hæd sˈʌmhaʊ bɪkˌʌm pəzˈɛst ʌv ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈæbsəlˌuːt pˈaʊɚ.