text_original: Thus it is true enough that there were par* ticular passages of the controversy when the English Government had all or nearly all of the right on their side so far as the Immediate incident of the dispute was concerned ; and when, if that had been the whole matter of quarrel, or if the quarrel had begun there, a patriotic minister might have been justified in thinking that the C hin ese were determined to offend England and deserved humiliation.
text_transcription: THUS IT IS TRUE ENOUGH THAT THERE WERE PARTICULAR PASSAGES OF THE CONTROVERSY WHEN THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT HAD ALL OR NEARLY ALL OF THE RIGHT ON THEIR SIDE SO FAR AS THE IMMEDIATE INCIDENT OF THE DISPUTE WAS CONCERNED AND WHEN IF THAT HAD BEEN THE WHOLE MATTER OF QUARREL OR IF THE QUARREL HAD BEGUN THERE A PATRIOTIC MINISTER MIGHT HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIED IN THINKING THAT THE CHINESE WERE DETERMINED TO OFFEND ENGLAND AND DESERVE HUMILIATION
phonemes: ðˈʌs ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː ɪnˈʌf ðæt ðɛɹwˌɜː pˈɑːɹ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk tˈɪkjʊlɚ pˈæsɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi wɛn ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hæd ˈɔːl ɔːɹ nˌɪɹli ˈɔːl ʌvðə ɹˈaɪt ˌɔn ðɛɹ sˈaɪd sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðɪ ɪmˈiːdɪət ˈɪnsɪdənt ʌvðə dɪspjˈuːt wʌz kənsˈɜːnd ; ænd wˈɛn, ɪf ðæt hɐdbɪn ðə hˈoʊl mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv kwˈɔːɹəl, ɔːɹ ɪf ðə kwˈɔːɹəl hæd bɪɡˈʌn ðˈɛɹ, ɐ pˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk mˈɪnɪstɚ mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd ɪn θˈɪŋkɪŋ ðætðə sˈiː hˈɪn ˈiːz wɜː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tʊ əfˈɛnd ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd dɪzˈɜːvd hjˌuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃən.