text_original: The Duke of Wellington was a simple minded man with little sense of humour. He did not probably perceive him  self the irony that others might have seen in the fact that the conqueror of Napoleon, the victor in years of warfare against soldiers unsurpassed in history, should have had to move a vote of thanks to the fleet and army which triumphed over the unarmed, help  less, childlike Chinese.
text_transcription: THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON WAS A SIMPLE MINDED MAN WITH LITTLE SENSE OF HUMOR HE DID NOT PROBABLY PERCEIVE HIMSELF THE IRONY THAT OTHERS MIGHT HAVE SEEN IN THE FACT THAT THE CONQUEROR OF NAPOLEON THE VICTOR IN YEARS OF WARFARE AGAINST SOLDIERS UNSURPASSED IN HISTORY SHOULD HAVE HAD TO MOVE A VOTE OF THANKS TO THE FLEET AND ARMY WHICH TRIUMPHED OVER THE UNARMED HELPLESS CHILDLIKE CHINESE
phonemes: ðə dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən wʌzɐ sˈɪmpəl mˈaɪndᵻd mˈæn wɪð lˈɪɾəl sˈɛns ʌv hjˈuːmɚ. hiː dɪdnˌɑːt pɹˈɑːbəbli pɚsˈiːv hˌɪm sˈɛlf ðɪ ˈaɪɹəni ðæt ˈʌðɚz mˌaɪthɐv sˈiːn ɪnðə fˈækt ðætðə kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚɹ ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪən, ðə vˈɪktɚɹ ɪn jˈɪɹz ʌv wˈɔːɹfɛɹ ɐɡˈɛnst sˈoʊldʒɚz ʌnsɚpˈæst ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi, ʃˌʊdəv hædtə mˈuːv ɐ vˈoʊt ʌv θˈæŋks tə ðə flˈiːt ænd ˈɑːɹmi wˌɪtʃ tɹˈaɪʌmft ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ʌnˈɑːɹmd, hˈɛlp lˈɛs, tʃˈaɪldlaɪk tʃaɪnˈiːz.