text_original: Metternich learned this change in his 16 LIFE OF PBINCE METTEBNICH. destination only when he had reached Vienna on his wajr to take up, as he believed, the embassy at St. Petersburg. To himself the change was most unwelcome. It came upon him, he tells us, " like a thunderbolt." We cannot wonder.
text_transcription: METERNICH LEARNED THIS CHANGE IN HIS DESTINATION ONLY WHEN HE HAD REACHED VIENNA ON HIS WAY TO TAKE UP AS HE BELIEVED THE EMBASSY AT SAINT PETERSBURG TO HIMSELF THE CHANGE WAS MOST UNWELCOME IT CAME UPON HIM HE TELLS US LIKE A THUNDERBOLT WE CANNOT WONDER
phonemes: mˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ lˈɜːnd ðɪs tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn hɪz sˈɪkstiːn lˈaɪf ʌv pˈiːbˈɪns mˈɛɾɪbnˌɪʃ. dˌɛstɪnˈeɪʃən ˈoʊnli wɛn hiː hæd ɹˈiːtʃt vɪˈɛnə ˌɔn hɪz wˈædʒɚ tə tˈeɪk ˈʌp, æz hiː bᵻlˈiːvd, ðɪ ˈɛmbəsi æt sənt. pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ. tə hɪmsˈɛlf ðə tʃˈeɪndʒ wʌz mˈoʊst ʌnwˈɛlkʌm. ɪt kˈeɪm əpˌɑːn hˌɪm, hiː tˈɛlz ˌʌs, " lˈaɪk ɐ θˈʌndɚbˌoʊlt." wiː kænˈɑːt wˈʌndɚ.