text_original: Lombardy, an acquisition of only some forty years ago, had scarcely reconciled itself to its change of masters, and was far more closely connected, both by manners and by family ties, with the Spaniards, from wliom it had been taken.
text_transcription: LOMBARDY AN ACQUISITION OF ONLY SOME FORTY YEARS AGO HAD SCARCELY RECONCILED ITSELF TO ITS CHANGE OF MASTERS AND WAS FAR MORE CLOSELY CONNECTED BOTH BY MANNERS AND BY FAMILY TIES WITH THE SPANIARDS FROM WHOM IT HAD BEEN TAKEN
phonemes: lˈɑːmbɚdi, ɐn ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ʌv ˈoʊnli sˌʌm fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, hæd skˈɛɹsli ɹˈɛkənsˌaɪld ɪtsˈɛlf tʊ ɪts tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv mˈæstɚz, ænd wʌz fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ klˈoʊsli kənˈɛktᵻd, bˈoʊθ baɪ mˈænɚz ænd baɪ fˈæmɪli tˈaɪz, wɪððə spˈænɪɚdz, fɹʌm dˈʌbəljˌuːlɪˈɑːm ɪt hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən.