text_original: There seems to have been some un  happy spell working against us in all this chapter of our history, by virtue of which even its most brilliant pages were destined to have some thing ignoble or ludicrous written on them.
text_transcription: THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SOME UNHAPPY SPELL WORKING AGAINST US IN ALL THIS CHAPTER OF OUR HISTORY BY VIRTUE OF WHICH EVEN ITS MOST BRILLIANT PAGES WERE DESTINED TO HAVE SOMETHING IGNOBLE OR LUDICROUS WRITTEN ON THEM
phonemes: ðɛɹ sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn sˌʌm ˈʌn hˈæpi spˈɛl wˈɜːkɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ˌʌs ɪn ˈɔːl ðɪs tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌv ˌaʊɚ hˈɪstɚɹi, baɪ vˈɜːtʃuː ʌvwˈɪtʃ ˈiːvən ɪts mˈoʊst bɹˈɪliənt pˈeɪdʒᵻz wɜː dˈɛstɪnd tə hæv sˌʌm θˈɪŋ ɪɡnˈoʊbəl ɔːɹ lˈuːdɪkɹəs ɹˈɪʔn̩ ˈɔn ðˌɛm.