text_original: To ask so much was to ask the impossible. 204 A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES. caxxxir. At one time the young prince had believed that Louis the Fifteenth would find him the men and lend him the money, but in 1745 any such hope had entirely left him. He knew now that Louis the Fifteenth would do nothing for him ; he knew that if he was ever to regain his birth  right he must win it with his own wits.
text_transcription: TO ASK SO MUCH WAS TO ASK THE IMPOSSIBLE AT ONE TIME THE YOUNG PRINCE HAD BELIEVED THAT LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH WOULD FIND HIM THE MEN AND LEND HIM THE MONEY BUT IN SEVENTEEN FORTY FIVE ANY SUCH HOPE HAD ENTIRELY LEFT HIM HE KNEW NOW THAT LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH WOULD DO NOTHING FOR HIM HE KNEW THAT IF HE WAS EVER TO REGAIN HIS BIRTHRIGHT HE MUST WIN IT WITH HIS OWN WITS
phonemes: tʊ ˈæsk sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ wʌz tʊ ˈæsk ðɪ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. kˈæksksɪɹ. æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm ðə jˈʌŋ pɹˈɪns hæd bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt lˈuːi ðə fˈɪftiːnθ wʊd fˈaɪnd hˌɪm ðə mˈɛn ænd lˈɛnd hˌɪm ðə mˈʌni, bˌʌt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv ˌɛni sˈʌtʃ hˈoʊp hæd ɛntˈaɪɚli lˈɛft hˌɪm. hiː nˈuː nˈaʊ ðæt lˈuːi ðə fˈɪftiːnθ wʊd dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ fɔːɹ hˌɪm ; hiː nˈuː ðæt ɪf hiː wʌz ˈɛvɚ tə ɹᵻɡˈeɪn hɪz bˈɜːθ ɹˈaɪt hiː mˈʌst wˈɪn ɪt wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɪts.