text_original: [Sidenote: 1760  Lord Bute] Observers of the lighter sort are pleased to insist upon the trifles which have the most momentous influence upon the fortunes of peoples and the fates of empires. A famous and facile French playwright derived the downfall of a favorite and of a political revolution from the spilling of a glass of water.
text_transcription: OBSERVERS OF THE LIGHTER SORT ARE PLEASED TO INSIST UPON THE TRIFLES WHICH HAVE THE MOST MOMENTOUS INFLUENCE UPON THE FORTUNES OF PEOPLE AND THE FATE OF EMPIRES A FAMOUS AND FACILE FRENCH PLAYWRIGHT DERIVED THE DOWNFALL OF A FAVORITE AND OF A POLITICAL REVOLUTION FROM THE SPILLING OF A GLASS OF WATER
phonemes: [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti lˈɔːɹd bjˈuːt] əbzˈɜːvɚz ʌvðə lˈaɪɾɚ sˈɔːɹt ɑːɹ plˈiːzd tʊ ɪnsˈɪst əpˌɑːn ðə tɹˈaɪfəlz wˌɪtʃ hæv ðə mˈoʊst moʊmˈɛntəs ˈɪnfluːəns əpˌɑːn ðə fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ʌv pˈiːpəlz ænd ðə fˈeɪts ʌv ˈɛmpaɪɚz. ɐ fˈeɪməs ænd fˈæsəl fɹˈɛntʃ plˈeɪɹaɪt dᵻɹˈaɪvd ðə dˈaʊnfɔːl əvə fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt ænd əvə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən fɹʌmðə spˈɪlɪŋ əvə ɡlˈæs ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ.