text_original: They were for a long time under the impression that he would resign rather than make war. Once he resigned, the Patriots would very soon abate 158 A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES. ch.xxxl their war fury; and try whether the quarrel might not be settled in peace with honor. But they had allowed them  selves to be driven too far along the path of war; and they had not taken account of the fact that the great peace Minister might, after all, prefer staying in office and mak  ing war to going out of office and leaving some rival to make it.
text_transcription: THEY WERE FOR A LONG TIME UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WOULD RESIGN RATHER THAN MAKE WAR ONCE HE RESIGNED THE PATRIOTS WOULD VERY SOON ABATE THEIR WAR FURY AND TRY WHETHER THE QUARREL MIGHT NOT BE SETTLED IN PEACE WITH HONOR BUT THEY HAD ALLOWED THEMSELVES TO BE DRIVEN TOO FAR ALONG THE PATH OF WAR AND THEY HAD NOT TAKEN ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT THE GREAT PEACE MINISTER MIGHT AFTER ALL PREFER STAYING IN OFFICE AND MAKING WAR TO GOING OUT OF OFFICE AND LEAVING SOME RIVAL TO MAKE IT
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛʃən ðæt hiː wʊd ɹɪzˈaɪn ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn mˌeɪk wˈɔːɹ. wˈʌns hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd, ðə pˈeɪtɹɪəts wʊd vˈɛɹi sˈuːn ɐbˈeɪt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ.ˌɛksˌɛksˌɛksˈɛl ðɛɹ wˈɔːɹ fjˈʊɹɹi; ænd tɹˈaɪ wˈɛðɚ ðə kwˈɔːɹəl mˌaɪt nˌɑːt biː sˈɛɾəld ɪn pˈiːs wɪð ˈɑːnɚ. bˌʌt ðeɪ hæd ɐlˈaʊd ðˌɛm sˈɛlvz təbi dɹˈɪvən tˈuː fˈɑːɹ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə pˈæθ ʌv wˈɔːɹ; ænd ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt tˈeɪkən ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə fˈækt ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪt pˈiːs mˈɪnɪstɚ mˈaɪt, ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl, pɹɪfˈɜː stˈeɪɪŋ ɪn ˈɑːfɪs ænd mˈæk ˈɪŋ wˈɔːɹ tə ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv ˈɑːfɪs ænd lˈiːvɪŋ sˌʌm ɹˈaɪvəl tə mˈeɪk ɪt.