text_original: An office so powerful, if occupied at all, should only be filled, as a com  CONSTABLE BOURBON. 6/ pliment to bygone valor, by some decrepit general too old to mutiny. For the Constable was virtually king of the army. The Sovereign himself, in time of war, could order nothing save through him.
text_transcription: AN OFFICE SO POWERFUL IF OCCUPIED AT ALL SHOULD ONLY BE FILLED AS A COMPLIMENT TO BYGONE VALOR BY SOME DECREPIT GENERAL TOO OLD TO MUTINY FOR THE CONSTABLE WAS VIRTUALLY KING OF THE ARMY THE SOVEREIGN HIMSELF IN TIME OF WAR COULD ORDER NOTHING SAVE THROUGH HIM
phonemes: ɐn ˈɑːfɪs sˌoʊ pˈaʊɚfəl, ɪf ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd æɾ ˈɔːl, ʃˌʊd ˈoʊnli biː fˈɪld, æz ɐ kˈɑːm kˈɑːnstəbəl bˈɜːbən. sˈɪks slˈæʃ plˈɪmənt tə bˈaɪɡɑːn vˈælɚ, baɪ sˌʌm dᵻkɹˈɛpɪt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tˈuː ˈoʊld tə mjˈuːtɪni. fɚðə kˈɑːnstəbəl wʌz vˈɜːtʃuːəli kˈɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi. ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn hɪmsˈɛlf, ɪn tˈaɪm ʌv wˈɔːɹ, kʊd ˈɔːɹdɚ nˈʌθɪŋ sˈeɪv θɹˈuː hˌɪm.