text_original: Napoleon, then, still influenced by the opinion re  garding Metternich and the views of Austrian policy mentioned in the preceding paragraph, confident that he could beat combined Russia and Prussia, and almost as confident that he could tempt Austria to share with him the inevitable despoiling of the latter, had not only made no attempt to dissuade Austria from arming, but had even pressed her to arm.
text_transcription: NAPOLEON THEN STILL INFLUENCED BY THE OPINION REGARDING MEDERNICH AND THE VIEWS OF AUSTRIAN POLICY MENTIONED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH CONFIDENT THAT HE COULD BEAT COMBINED RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA AND ALMOST AS CONFIDENT THAT HE COULD TEMPT AUSTRIA TO SHARE WITH HIM THE INEVITABLE DESPOILING OF THE LATTER HAD NOT ONLY MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DISSUADE AUSTRIA FROM ARMING BUT HAD EVEN PRESSED HER TO ARM
phonemes: nɐpˈoʊlɪən, ðˈɛn, stˈɪl ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ðɪ əpˈɪniən ɹˌiː ɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ mˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ ænd ðə vjˈuːz ʌv ˈɔːstɹiən pˈɑːlɪsi mˈɛnʃənd ɪnðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ pˈæɹəɡɹˌæf, kˈɑːnfɪdənt ðæt hiː kʊd bˈiːt kəmbˈaɪnd ɹˈʌʃə ænd pɹˈʌʃə, ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst æz kˈɑːnfɪdənt ðæt hiː kʊd tˈɛmpt ˈɔːstɹiə tə ʃˈɛɹ wɪð hˌɪm ðɪ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl dᵻspˈɔɪlɪŋ ʌvðə lˈæɾɚ, hæd nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli mˌeɪd nˈoʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə dɪswˈeɪd ˈɔːstɹiə fɹʌm ˈɑːɹmɪŋ, bˌʌt hæd ˈiːvən pɹˈɛst hɜː tʊ ˈɑːɹm.