text_original: Stupid as Newcastle was, he was beginning to see that the day of Walpole's destiny was nearly over, and he was taking 1739. THE CONVENTION. 161 measures to act accordingly. All that Newcastle coald do as Secretary for Foreign Affairs was done to make peace impossible.
text_transcription: STUPID AS NEWCASTLE WAS HE WAS BEGINNING TO SEE THAT THE DAY OF WALPOLE'S DESTINY WAS NEARLY OVER AND HE WAS TAKING MEASURES TO ACT ACCORDINGLY ALL THAT NEWCASTLE COULD DO AS SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS WAS DONE TO MAKE PEACE IMPOSSIBLE
phonemes: stˈuːpɪd æz nˈuːkæsəl wʌz, hiː wʌz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tə sˈiː ðætðə dˈeɪ ʌv wˈɔlpoʊlz dˈɛstɪni wʌz nˌɪɹli ˈoʊvɚ, ænd hiː wʌz tˈeɪkɪŋ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn. ðə kənvˈɛnʃən. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn mˈɛʒɚz tʊ ˈækt ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli. ˈɔːl ðæt nˈuːkæsəl kˈoʊld dˈuː æz sˈɛkɹətɹi fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz wʌz dˈʌn tə mˌeɪk pˈiːs ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl.