text_original: He hesitated, unwilling to fling his fortunes into the English scale before he was convinced that the English were certain of success, al  though he was himself one of the most important fac  tors in the possibility of that success. But the greatest danger that threatened the English arms was, cunously enough, due to Clive himself. On the eve of Plassey he held a council of war at which it was discussed whether they should flght at once or postpone fighting to what might seem a more seasonable opportunity.
text_transcription: HE HESITATED UNWILLING TO FLING HIS FORTUNES INTO THE ENGLISH SCALE BEFORE HE WAS CONVINCED THAT THE ENGLISH WERE CERTAIN OF SUCCESS ALTHOUGH HE WAS HIMSELF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT SUCCESS BUT THE GREATEST DANGER THAT THREATENED THE ENGLISH ARMS WAS CURIOUSLY ENOUGH TO DECLIVE HIMSELF ON THE EVE OF PLACI HE HELD A COUNCIL OF WAR AT WHICH IT WAS DISCUSSED WHETHER THEY SHOULD FIGHT AT ONCE OR POSTPONE FIGHTING TO WHAT MIGHT SEEM A MORE SEASONABLE OPPORTUNITY
phonemes: hiː hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd, ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə flˈɪŋ hɪz fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ skˈeɪl bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː wʌz kənvˈɪnst ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wɜː sˈɜːʔn̩ ʌv səksˈɛs, ˈæl ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz hɪmsˈɛlf wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt fˈæk tˈɔːɹz ɪnðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ðæt səksˈɛs. bˌʌt ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst dˈeɪndʒɚ ðæt θɹˈɛʔn̩d ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɑːɹmz wʌz, kˈʌnəsli ɪnˈʌf, dˈuː tə klˈaɪv hɪmsˈɛlf. ɔnðɪ ˈiːv ʌv plˈæsi hiː hˈɛld ɐ kˈaʊnsəl ʌv wˈɔːɹ æt wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz dɪskˈʌst wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ ʃˌʊd ˌɛfˌɛldʒˈiːˌeɪtʃtˈiː ɐtwˈʌns ɔːɹ poʊstpˈoʊn fˈaɪɾɪŋ tə wʌt mˌaɪt sˈiːm ɐ mˈɔːɹ sˈiːzənəbəl ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi.