text_original: Amongst those with whom he became intimate was the Prince of W^ales, " one of the handsomest men I ever saw," and of whose abilities he formed a high opinion. Whilst in London, the young  diplomatist received from his Court his nomination to the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo  tentiary at the Hague, The passage to the Continent was difficult, as a French fleet was in the channel.
text_transcription: AMONGST THOSE WITH WHOM HE BECAME INTIMATE WAS THE PRINCE OF WALES ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST MEN I EVER SAW AND OF WHOSE ABILITIES HE FORMED A HIGH OPINION WHILST IN LONDON THE YOUNG DIPLOMATIST RECEIVED FROM HIS COURT HIS NOMINATION TO THE POST OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY AT THE HAGUE THE PASSAGE TO THE CONTINENT WAS DIFFICULT AS A FRENCH FLEET WAS IN THE CHANNEL
phonemes: ɐmˌʌŋst ðoʊz wɪð hˈuːm hiː bɪkˌeɪm ˈɪntᵻmət wʌzðə pɹˈɪns ʌv dˈʌbəljˌuː ˈeɪlz, " wˈʌn ʌvðə hˈændsoʊmˌɪst mˈɛn aɪ ˈɛvɚ sˈɔː," ænd ʌv hˌuːz ɐbˈɪləɾiz hiː fˈɔːɹmd ɐ hˈaɪ əpˈɪniən. wˌaɪlst ɪn lˈʌndən, ðə jˈʌŋ dˈɪpləmətˌɪst ɹᵻsˈiːvd fɹʌm hɪz kˈɔːɹt hɪz nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə ðə pˈoʊst ʌv ɐmbˈæsədɚɹ ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ænd mˈɪnɪstɚ plɛnˈɪpoʊ tˈɛnʃjɚɹi æt ðə hˈeɪɡ, ðə pˈæsɪdʒ tə ðə kˈɑːntɪnənt wʌz dˈɪfɪkəlt, æz ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ flˈiːt wʌz ɪnðə tʃˈænəl.