text_original: England was to him as the State wife whom for political reasons he was compelled to marry ; Hanover, as the sweetheart and mistress of his youth, to whom his affections, such as they were, always clung, and whom he stole out to see at every possible chance.
text_transcription: ENGLAND WAS TO HIM AS THE STATE WIFE WHOM FOR POLITICAL REASONS HE WAS COMPELLED TO MARRY HANOVER AS THE SWEETHEARTED MISTRESS OF HIS YOUTH TO WHOM HIS AFFECTIONS SUCH AS THEY WERE ALWAYS CLUNG AND WHOM HE STOLE OUT TO SEE AT EVERY POSSIBLE CHANCE
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz tə hˌɪm æz ðə stˈeɪt wˈaɪf hˈuːm fɔːɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹˈiːzənz hiː wʌz kəmpˈɛld tə mˈæɹi ; hˈænoʊvɚ, æz ðə swˈiːthɑːɹt ænd mˈɪstɹəs ʌv hɪz jˈuːθ, tə hˈuːm hɪz ɐfˈɛkʃənz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðeɪ wɜː, ˈɔːlweɪz klˈʌŋ, ænd hˈuːm hiː stˈoʊl ˈaʊt tə sˈiː æɾ ˈɛvɹi pˈɑːsᵻbəl tʃˈæns.