text_original: But though the duke and his father would have been glad enough that an opportunity should have been thus 56 MARIA THERESA chap, hi afforded of regaining in diplomacy some of the prestige that had been lost in war, the English ministry did not see their way to placing so important a matter in hands so untried.
text_transcription: BUT THOUGH THE DUKE AND HIS FATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD ENOUGH THAT AN OPPORTUNITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THUS AFFORDED OF REGAINING IN DIPLOMACY SOME OF THE PRESTIGE THAT HAD BEEN LOST IN WAR THE ENGLISH MINISTRY DID NOT SEE THEIR WAY TO PLACING SO IMPORTANT A MATTER IN HANDS SO UNTRIED
phonemes: bˌʌt ðˌoʊ ðə dˈuːk ænd hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɡlˈæd ɪnˈʌf ðæt ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn ðˈʌs fˈɪfti sˈɪks mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə tʃˈæp, hˈaɪ ɐfˈɔːɹdᵻd ʌv ɹᵻɡˈeɪnɪŋ ɪn dɪplˈoʊməsi sˌʌm ʌvðə pɹɛstˈiːʒ ðæt hɐdbɪn lˈɔst ɪn wˈɔːɹ, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈɪnɪstɹi dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiː ðɛɹ wˈeɪ tə plˈeɪsɪŋ sˌoʊ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ɪn hˈændz sˌoʊ ʌntɹˈaɪd.