text_original: Surely, what is this but to declare that it was at any moment in the power of an unscrupulous man such as Metternich believed Napoleon to be, to fire cannon and to send out couriers to announce peace which had not been concluded, in order thus to obtain thereto the consent of his antagonist.
text_transcription: SURELY WHAT IS THIS BUT TO DECLARE THAT IT WAS AT ANY MOMENT IN THE POWER OF AN UNSCRUPULOUS MAN SUCH AS MEDERNICH BELIEVED NAPOLEON TO BE TO FIRE CANNON AND SEND OUT COURIERS TO ANNOUNCE PEACE WHICH HAD NOT BEEN CONCLUDED IN ORDER THUS TO OBTAIN THERETO THE CONSENT OF HIS ANTAGONIST
phonemes: ʃˈʊɹli, wˌʌt ɪz ðɪs bˌʌt tə dᵻklˈɛɹ ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz æɾ ˌɛni mˈoʊmənt ɪnðə pˈaʊɚɹ əvən ʌnskɹˈuːpjʊləs mˈæn sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ bᵻlˈiːvd nɐpˈoʊlɪən tə bˈiː, tə fˈaɪɚ kˈænən ænd tə sˈɛnd ˈaʊt kˈɜːɹɪɹz tʊ ɐnˈaʊns pˈiːs wˌɪtʃ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn kəŋklˈuːdᵻd, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ ðˈʌs tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðɛɹtˈuː ðə kənsˈɛnt ʌv hɪz æntˈæɡənˌɪst.