text_original: It is hard to realize that any sovereign, that any statesman could fail to see how precious a possession they were, or how unwise any course of action must be which could tend in any way to lessen their affection or to alienate their support.
text_transcription: IT IS HARD TO REALIZE THAT ANY SOVEREIGN THAT ANY STATESMAN COULD FAIL TO SEE HOW PRECIOUS A POSSESSION THEY WERE OR HOW UNWISE ANY COURSE OF ACTION MUST BE WHICH WOULD TEND IN ANY WAY TO LESSEN THEIR AFFECTION OR TO ALIENATE THEIR SUPPORT
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðæt ˌɛni sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn, ðæt ˌɛni stˈeɪtsmən kʊd fˈeɪl tə sˈiː hˌaʊ pɹˈɛʃəs ɐ pəzˈɛʃən ðeɪ wɜː, ɔːɹ hˌaʊ ʌnwˈaɪz ˌɛni kˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈækʃən mˈʌst biː wˌɪtʃ kʊd tˈɛnd ɪn ˌɛni wˈeɪ tə lˈɛsən ðɛɹ ɐfˈɛkʃən ɔːɹ tʊ ˈeɪliənˌeɪt ðɛɹ səpˈɔːɹt.