text_original: Shortly after the accession of Nicholas, and before any decisive step in the Eastern question had been taken, ]\retternich met Lord Hertford. He was delighted with this stern, unbending Tory of the old school.
text_transcription: SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCESSION OF NICHOLAS AND BEFORE ANY DECISIVE STEP IN THE EASTERN QUESTION HAD BEEN TAKEN MEERNICH MET LORD HERTFORD HE WAS DELIGHTED WITH THIS STERN UNBENDING TORY OF THE OLD SCHOOL
phonemes: ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐksˈɛʃən ʌv nˈɪkələs, ænd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˌɛni dᵻsˈaɪsɪv stˈɛp ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn kwˈɛstʃən hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən, ]bˈækslæʃ ɹˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ mˈɛt lˈɔːɹd hˈɜːtfɚd. hiː wʌz dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd wɪð ðɪs stˈɜːn, ʌnbˈɛndɪŋ tˈɔːɹi ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld skˈuːl.