text_original: Fie gave to his minister the 118 LIFE OF PRINCE METTEBNICH. assurances he required, but, like him, he provided only for the event of a refusal comhig from one only of the con  tracting parties ; in the meanwhile military preparations were made as though that refusal had heen already pronounced. To Metternich, in fact, the circumstances bore a strong resemblance to the position of affairs after Wagram.
text_transcription: HE GAVE TO HIS MINISTER THE ASSURANCES HE REQUIRED BUT LIKE HIM HE PROVIDED ONLY FOR THE EVENT OF A REFUSAL COMING FROM ONE ONLY OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES IN THE MEANWHILE MILITARY PREPARATIONS WERE MADE AS THOUGH THAT REFUSAL HAD BEEN ALREADY PRONOUNCED TO MEDDANICH IN FACT THE CIRCUMSTANCES BORE A STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS AFTER VAGRUMM
phonemes: fˈaɪ ɡˈeɪv tə hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚ ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn lˈaɪf ʌv pɹˈɪns mˈɛɾɪbnˌɪʃ. əʃˈʊɹɹənsᵻz hiː ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd, bˌʌt, lˈaɪk hˌɪm, hiː pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ˈoʊnli fɚðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt əvɚ ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl kəmhˈɪɡ fɹʌm wˈʌn ˈoʊnli ʌvðə kˈɑːn tɹˈæktɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾiz ; ɪnðə mˈiːnwaɪl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz wɜː mˌeɪd æz ðˌoʊ ðæt ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl hæd hˈiːn ɔːlɹˌɛdi pɹənˈaʊnst. tə mˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ, ɪn fˈækt, ðə sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz bˈɔːɹ ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ɹᵻzˈɛmbləns tə ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ɐfˈɛɹz ˈæftɚ wˈæɡɹæm.