text_original: Each experiment ended in utter failure, and in the miserable death of the unfor  tunate puppet prince who was put forward as the figure head of the enterprise. But the French Emperor could at least have pleaded in his defence that Maximilian of Austria had not already been tried and rejected by the Mexican people.
text_transcription: EACH EXPERIMENT ENDED IN UTTER FAILURE AND IN THE MISERABLE DEATH OF THE UNFORTUNATE PUPPET PRINCE WHO WAS PUT FORWARD AS THE FIGUREHEAD OF THE ENTERPRISE BUT THE FRENCH EMPEROR COULD AT LEAST HAVE PLEADED IN HIS DEFENCE THAT MAXIMILIAN OF AUSTRIA HAD NOT ALREADY BEEN TRIED AND REJECTED BY THE MEXICAN PEOPLE
phonemes: ˈiːtʃ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt ˈɛndᵻd ɪn ˈʌɾɚ fˈeɪlɪɹ, ænd ɪnðə mˈɪzɹəbəl dˈɛθ ʌvðɪ ʌnfɔːɹ tˈuːneɪt pˈʌpɪt pɹˈɪns hˌuː wʌz pˌʊt fˈɔːɹwɚd æz ðə fˈɪɡjɚ hˈɛd ʌvðɪ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz. bˌʌt ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ kʊd æt lˈiːst hæv plˈiːdᵻd ɪn hɪz dᵻfˈɛns ðæt mˌæksɪmˈɪliən ʌv ˈɔːstɹiə hæd nˌɑːt ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn tɹˈaɪd ænd ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə mˈɛksɪkən pˈiːpəl.