text_original: But at this crisis the pope (Gregory II.), though he had been in strong opposi  tion to the emperor, and had sharply denounced liis iconoclastic edicts, restrained the Italians from actual revolt and from the election of a counter em  peror, " hoping for the conversion of the sovereign."
text_transcription: BUT AT THIS CRISIS THE POPE GREGORY THE SECOND THOUGH HE HAD BEEN IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE EMPEROR AND HAD SHARPLY DENOUNCED HIS ICONOCLASTIC EDICTS RESTRAINED THE ITALIANS FROM ACTUAL REVOLT AND FROM THE ELECTION OF A COUNTER EMPEROR HOPING FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE SOVEREIGN
phonemes: bˌʌt æt ðɪs kɹˈaɪsɪs ðə pˈoʊp (ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.), ðˌoʊ hiː hɐdbɪn ɪn stɹˈɔŋ ɑːpˈoʊsi tɪˈɑːn tə ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ænd hæd ʃˈɑːɹpli dᵻnˈaʊnst lˈɪaɪz ˌaɪkənəklˈæstɪk ˈiːdɪkts, ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnd ðɪ ɪtˈæliənz fɹʌm ˈæktʃuːəl ɹᵻvˈoʊlt ænd fɹʌmðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən əvə kˈaʊntɚɹ ˈɛm pˈɛɹɚ, " hˈoʊpɪŋ fɚðə kənvˈɜːʒən ʌvðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn."