text_original: Walpole had at one time, it was said, made unsuccessful love to the beautiful and witty Molly Lepell, and he did not forgive her because of her scornful rejection of his ponderous attempts at gallantry. Hervey neverthe  Digiti zed by Google 1730 THE SINKING FUND. 405 less took Walpole's side, and proved to be an ally of some importance. A great struggle was approaching, in which the whole strength of Walpole's hold on the Sovereign and the country was to be tested by the severest strain.
text_transcription: WALPOLE HAD AT ONE TIME IT WAS SAID MADE UNSUCCESSFUL LOVE TO THE BEAUTIFUL WITTY MOLLY LAPEL AND HE DID NOT FORGIVE HER BECAUSE OF HER SCORNFUL REJECTION OF HIS PONDEROUS ATTEMPTS AT GALLANTRY HARVEY NEVERTHELESS TOOK WALPOLE'S SIDE AND PROVED TO BE AN ALLY OF SOME IMPORTANCE A GREAT STRUGGLE WAS APPROACHING IN WHICH THE WHOLE STRENGTH OF WALPOLE'S HOLD ON THE SOVEREIGN AND THE COUNTRY WAS TO BE TESTED BY THE SEVEREST STRAIN
phonemes: wˈɔlpoʊl hæd æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm, ɪt wʌz sˈɛd, mˌeɪd ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl lˈʌv tə ðə bjˈuːɾifəl ænd wˈɪɾi mˈɑːli lˈɛpɛl, ænd hiː dɪdnˌɑːt fɚɡˈɪv hɜː bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɜː skˈɔːɹnfəl ɹᵻdʒˈɛkʃən ʌv hɪz pˈɑːndɚɹəs ɐtˈɛmpts æt ɡˈæləntɹi. hˈɜːveɪ nˈɛvɜːð dɪdʒˈiːɾi zˈɛd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ðə sˈɪŋkɪŋ fˈʌnd. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv lˈɛs tˈʊk wˈɔlpoʊlz sˈaɪd, ænd pɹˈuːvd təbi ɐn ˈælaɪ ʌv sˌʌm ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns. ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈʌɡəl wʌz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə hˈoʊl stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv wˈɔlpoʊlz hˈoʊld ɔnðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ænd ðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz təbi tˈɛstᵻd baɪ ðə səvˈiəɹəst stɹˈeɪn.