text_original: Hadrian indeed seems to have exerted himself that the sentence might be commuted to banishment, but there is no doubt tiiat he thoroughly approved of criminal proceedings of some kind being 120 CHARLEMAGNE. taken against the great unscrupulous Lombard parti zan, Tlie action of Desiderius at this eventful crisis of his nation's history is not easy to understand : it is only possible here to describe its general course with  out entering into details.
text_transcription: HADRIAN INDEED SEEMS TO HAVE EXERTED HIMSELF THAT THE SENTENCE MIGHT BE COMMUTED TO BANISHMENT BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HE THOROUGHLY APPROVED OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS OF SOME KIND BEING TAKEN AGAINST THE GREAT UNSCRUPULOUS LOMBARD PARTISAN THE ACTION OF DESIDERIUS AT THIS EVENTFUL CRISIS OF HIS NATION'S HISTORY IS NOT EASY TO UNDERSTAND IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE HERE TO DESCRIBE ITS GENERAL COURSE WITHOUT ENTERING INTO DETAILS
phonemes: hˈeɪdɹiən ˌɪndˈiːd sˈiːmz tə hæv ɛɡzˈɜːɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf ðætðə sˈɛntəns mˌaɪt biː kəmjˈuːɾᵻd tə bˈænɪʃmənt, bˌʌt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ dˈaʊt tˈɪɪˌæt hiː θˈʌɹoʊli ɐpɹˈuːvd ʌv kɹˈɪmɪnəl pɹəsˈiːdɪŋz ʌv sˌʌm kˈaɪnd bˌiːɪŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni. tˈeɪkən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ʌnskɹˈuːpjʊləs lˈɑːmbɑːɹd pˈɑːɹɾi zˈæn, tˈiːlˈaɪ ˈækʃən ʌv dɪzɪdˈɪɹiəs æt ðɪs ᵻvˈɛntfəl kɹˈaɪsɪs ʌv hɪz nˈeɪʃənz hˈɪstɚɹi ɪz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd : ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊnli pˈɑːsᵻbəl hˈɪɹ tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ɪts dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈɔːɹs wɪð ˈaʊt ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ˌɪntʊ diːtˈeɪlz.