text_original: The relation of these last regents to the royal d^masty in whose name they ruled for many centuries, while depriving them of every shred of actual power, seems to furnish the closest parallel in all history to the relation of the Frankish major domus to the Merovingian king.
text_transcription: THE RELATION OF THESE LAST REGIONS TO THE ROYAL DYNASTY IN WHOSE NAME THEY RULED FOR MANY CENTURIES WHILE DEPRIVING THEM OF EVERY SHRED OF ACTUAL POWER SEEMS TO FURNISH THE CLOSEST PARALLEL IN ALL HISTORY TO THE RELATION OF THE FRANKISH MYODOMIS TO THE MERAVINGIAN KING
phonemes: ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən ʌv ðiːz lˈæst ɹˈiːdʒənts tə ðə ɹˈɔɪəl dˈiː mˈæsti ɪn hˌuːz nˈeɪm ðeɪ ɹˈuːld fɔːɹ mˈɛni sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, wˌaɪl dᵻpɹˈaɪvɪŋ ðˌɛm ʌv ˈɛvɹi ʃɹˈɛd ʌv ˈæktʃuːəl pˈaʊɚ, sˈiːmz tə fˈɜːnɪʃ ðə klˈoʊsɪst pˈæɹəlˌɛl ɪn ˈɔːl hˈɪstɚɹi tə ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ mˈeɪdʒɚ dˈoʊməs tə ðə mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən kˈɪŋ.