text_original: No tongues have praised him louder than those of English historians. But Dost Mahomed had the wisdom of a statesman as well as the genius of a soldier. He knew well that 238 A HISTORY OR OUR OWN TIMES. on. xi. lie could not hold out against the strength of England. A savage or semi barbarous chieftain is easily puffed up by a seeming triumph over a great Power, and is led to his destruction by the vain hope that he can hold out against it to the last. Dost Mahomed had no such ignorant and idle notion.
text_transcription: NO TONGUES HAVE PRAISED HIM LOUDER THAN THOSE OF ENGLISH HISTORIANS BUT DUST MOHAMMED HAD THE WISDOM OF A STATESMAN AS WELL AS THE GENIUS OF A SOLDIER HE KNEW WELL THAT HE COULD NOT HOLD OUT AGAINST THE STRENGTH OF ENGLAND A SAVAGE OR SEMI BARBAROUS CHIEFTAIN IS EASILY PUFFED UP BY A SEEMING TRIUMPH OVER A GREAT POWER AND IS LED TO HIS DESTRUCTION BY THE VAIN HOPE THAT HE CAN HOLD OUT AGAINST IT TO THE LAST THUS MOHAMMED HAD NO SUCH IGNORANT AND IDLE NOTION
phonemes: nˈoʊ tˈʌŋz hæv pɹˈeɪzd hˌɪm lˈaʊdɚ ðɐn ðoʊz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hɪstˈɔːɹiənz. bˌʌt dˈɑːst mˈæhəmd hæd ðə wˈɪzdəm əvə stˈeɪtsmən æz wˈɛl æz ðə dʒˈiːnɪəs əvə sˈoʊldʒɚ. hiː nˈuː wˈɛl ðæt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ɔːɹ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. ˈɔn. ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən. lˈaɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈoʊld ˈaʊt ɐɡˈɛnst ðə stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd. ɐ sˈævɪdʒ ɔːɹ sˈɛmaɪ bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs tʃˈiːftən ɪz ˈiːzili pˈʌft ˌʌp baɪ ɐ sˈiːmɪŋ tɹˈaɪʌmf ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈaʊɚ, ænd ɪz lˈɛd tə hɪz dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən baɪ ðə vˈeɪn hˈoʊp ðæt hiː kæn hˈoʊld ˈaʊt ɐɡˈɛnst ɪt tə ðə lˈæst. dˈɑːst mˈæhəmd hæd nˈoʊ sˈʌtʃ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ænd ˈaɪdəl nˈoʊʃən.