text_original: Only the other day our envoy had received in surrender the bright sword of Dost Mahomed. Now the same men who had seen these things could only plead for a little gentleness of consideration, and had no thought of resistance, and did not any longer seem to know how to die.
text_transcription: ONLY THE OTHER DAY OUR ENVOY HAD RECEIVED IN SURRENDER THE BRIGHT SWORD OF DUST MOHAMMED NOW THE SAME MEN WHO HAD SEEN THESE THINGS COULD ONLY PLEAD FOR A LITTLE GENTLENESS OF CONSIDERATION AND HAD NO THOUGHT OF RESISTANCE AND DID NOT ANY LONGER SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO DIE
phonemes: ˈoʊnli ðɪ ˈʌðɚ dˈeɪ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɛnvɔɪ hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪn sɚɹˈɛndɚ ðə bɹˈaɪt sˈɔːɹd ʌv dˈɑːst mˈæhəmd. nˈaʊ ðə sˈeɪm mˈɛn hˌuː hæd sˈiːn ðiːz θˈɪŋz kʊd ˈoʊnli plˈiːd fɚɹə lˈɪɾəl dʒˈɛntəlnəs ʌv kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən, ænd hæd nˈoʊ θˈɔːt ʌv ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, ænd dɪdnˌɑːt ˌɛni lˈɔŋɡɚ sˈiːm tə nˈoʊ hˌaʊ tə dˈaɪ.