text_original: So far as can now be judged, there does seem to have been serious and genuine ground of complaint on the part of Persia against the ruler of Herat. But it is probable too that the Persian Shah had been seeking for, and in any case would have found, a pretext for making war ; and the strong impression at the time in England, and among the authorities in India, was that Persia herself was but a puppet in the hands of Russia.
text_transcription: SO FAR AS CAN NOW BE JUDGED THERE DOES SEEM TO HAVE BEEN SERIOUS AND GENUINE GROUND OF COMPLAINT ON THE PART OF PERSIA AGAINST THE RULER OF HADAT BUT IT IS PROBABLE TOO THAT THE PERSIAN SHAW HAD BEEN SEEKING FOR AND IN ANY CASE WOULD HAVE FOUND A PRETEXT FOR MAKING WAR AND THE STRONG IMPRESSION AT THE TIME IN ENGLAND AND AMONG THE AUTHORITIES IN INDIA WAS THAT PERSIA HERSELF WAS BUT A PUPPET IN THE HANDS OF RUSSIA
phonemes: sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz kæn nˈaʊ biː dʒˈʌdʒd, ðɛɹ dˈʌz sˈiːm tə hɐvbɪn sˈɪɹiəs ænd dʒˈɛnjuːɪn ɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv kəmplˈeɪnt ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv pˈɜːʒə ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹˈuːlɚɹ ʌv hˈɛɹæt. bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz pɹˈɑːbəbəl tˈuː ðætðə pˈɜːʒən ʃˈɑː hɐdbɪn sˈiːkɪŋ fɔːɹ, ænd ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs wʊdhɐv fˈaʊnd, ɐ pɹˈiːtɛkst fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ wˈɔːɹ ; ænd ðə stɹˈɔŋ ɪmpɹˈɛʃən æt ðə tˈaɪm ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ɪn ˈɪndiə, wʌz ðæt pˈɜːʒə hɜːsˈɛlf wʌz bˌʌt ɐ pˈʌpɪt ɪnðə hˈændz ʌv ɹˈʌʃə.