text_original: So long as there had been three great powers in Italy there had been an equilibrium of a certain kind between them. In fact, the pope had more than once invoked the help of the Lombard, " unspeakable " as he called him, against his " most Chi'istian " sovereign in Constantinople, when the latter pressed him too Ijard.
text_transcription: SO LONG AS THERE HAD BEEN THREE GREAT POWERS IN ITALY THERE HAD BEEN AN EQUILIBRIUM OF A CERTAIN KIND BETWEEN THEM IN FACT THE POPE HAD MORE THAN ONCE INVOKED THE HELP OF THE LOMBARD UNSPEAKABLE AS HE CALLED HIM AGAINST HIS MOST CHRISTIAN SOVEREIGN IN CONSTANTINOPLE WHEN THE LATTER PRESSED HIM TOO HARD
phonemes: sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn θɹˈiː ɡɹˈeɪt pˈaʊɚz ɪn ˈɪɾəli ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ɐn ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm əvə sˈɜːʔn̩ kˈaɪnd bᵻtwˈiːn ðˌɛm. ɪn fˈækt, ðə pˈoʊp hæd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns ɪnvˈoʊkt ðə hˈɛlp ʌvðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd, " ʌnspˈiːkəbəl " æz hiː kˈɔːld hˌɪm, ɐɡˈɛnst hˈɪz " mˈoʊst tʃˈɪɪstʃən " sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ɪn kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl, wˌɛn ðə lˈæɾɚ pɹˈɛst hˌɪm tˈuː ˈɪdʒɑːɹd.