text_original: The princess seemed to be a little afraid to make so audacious a pro  posal to the King, Defender of the Faith, as the suggest  ion that a minister of the Church should be allowed to pray by the bedside of the dying Queen.
text_transcription: THE PRINCESS SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE AFRAID TO MAKE SO AUDACIOUS A PROPOSAL TO THE KING DEFENDER OF THE FAITH AS THE SUGGESTION THAT A MINISTER OF THE CHURCH SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PRAY BY THE BEDSIDE OF THE DYING QUEEN
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɪnsɛs sˈiːmd təbi ɐ lˈɪɾəl ɐfɹˈeɪd tə mˌeɪk sˌoʊ ɔːdˈeɪʃəs ɐ pɹˈoʊ pˈoʊzəl tə ðə kˈɪŋ, dᵻfˈɛndɚɹ ʌvðə fˈeɪθ, æz ðə sədʒˈɛst ˈaɪɑːn ðˌæɾə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ʃˌʊd biː ɐlˈaʊd tə pɹˈeɪ baɪ ðə bˈɛdsaɪd ʌvðə dˈaɪɪŋ kwˈiːn.