text_original: But events soon changed his busi  ness from a commercial into a political and diplomatic mission ; and his tragic fate would make his journey VOL. X. Q 226 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. on. xr. memorable to Englishmen for ever, even if other events had not grown out of it which give it a place of more than personal importance in history.
text_transcription: BUT EVENTS SOON CHANGED HIS BUSINESS FROM A COMMERCIAL INTO A POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC MISSION AND HIS TRAGIC FATE WOULD MAKE HIS JOURNEY MEMORABLE TO ENGLISHMEN FOREVER EVEN IF OTHER EVENTS HAD NOT GROWN OUT OF IT WHICH GIVE IT A PLACE OF MORE THAN PERSONAL IMPORTANCE IN HISTORY
phonemes: bˌʌt ᵻvˈɛnts sˈuːn tʃˈeɪndʒd hɪz bjˈuːsi nˈɛs fɹʌm ɐ kəmˈɜːʃəl ˌɪntʊ ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk mˈɪʃən ; ænd hɪz tɹˈædʒɪk fˈeɪt wʊd mˌeɪk hɪz dʒˈɜːni vˌiːˌoʊˈɛl. ˈɛks. kjˈuː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. ˈɔn. ˌɛksˈɑːɹ. mˈɛmɚɹəbəl tʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmˌɛn fɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ, ˈiːvən ɪf ˈʌðɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnts hæd nˌɑːt ɡɹˈoʊn ˌaʊɾəv ɪt wˌɪtʃ ɡˈɪv ɪɾ ɐ plˈeɪs ʌv mˈɔːɹ ðɐn pˈɜːsənəl ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi.