text_original: Thus Louis XIII. had his Richelieu ; thus the Sultan of Turkey has his Grand Vizier : thus, till our own day, the Mikado of Japan had his Shogun, whom European travellers wrote about by his Chinese title of Tycoon.
text_transcription: THUS LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH HAD HIS RICHELIA THUS THE SULTAN OF TURKEY HAS HIS GRAND VIZIER THUS TILL OUR OWN DAY THE MIKATO OF JAPAN HAD HIS SHOGUN WHOM EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS WROTE ABOUT BY HIS CHINESE TITLE OF TYCOON
phonemes: ðˈʌs lˈuːi ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːtiːn. hæd hɪz ɹˈɪtʃɪljˌuː ; ðˈʌs ðə sˈʌltən ʌv tˈɜːki hɐz hɪz ɡɹˈænd vˈaɪziɚ : ðˈʌs, tˈɪl ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn dˈeɪ, ðə mɪkˈɑːdoʊ ʌv dʒəpˈæn hæd hɪz ʃˈɑːɡʌn, hˈuːm jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tɹˈævɛlɚz ɹˈoʊt ɐbˌaʊt baɪ hɪz tʃaɪnˈiːz tˈaɪɾəl ʌv taɪkˈuːn.