text_original: But it is hardly possible to read the frank avowal of his own motives with which he has himself furnished us, and still to take as serious the 1740 43 WAR OF SUCCESSION 11 obsolete claims which he put forward as his pretext He owns that his leading motives were the love of fame, and the desire to rise above the contempt which had, as he thought, attended the policy of neutrality adopted by his father.
text_transcription: BUT IT IS HARDLY POSSIBLE TO READ THE FRANK OF ALL OF HIS OWN MOTIVES WITH WHICH HE HAS HIMSELF FURNISHED US AND STILL TO TAKE AS SERIOUS THE OBSOLETE CLAIMS WHICH HE PUT FORWARD AS HIS PRETEXT HE OWNS THAT HIS LEADING MOTIVES WERE THE LOVE OF FAME AND THE DESIRE TO RISE ABOVE THE CONTEMPT WHICH HAD AS HE THOUGHT ATTENDED THE POLICY OF NEUTRALITY ADOPTED BY HIS FATHER
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹdli pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə ɹˈiːd ðə fɹˈæŋk ɐvˈaʊəl ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn mˈoʊɾɪvz wɪð wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐz hɪmsˈɛlf fˈɜːnɪʃt ˌʌs, ænd stˈɪl tə tˈeɪk æz sˈɪɹiəs ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ ʌv səksˈɛʃən ɪlˈɛvən ˈɑːbsəlˌiːt klˈeɪmz wˌɪtʃ hiː pˌʊt fˈɔːɹwɚd æz hɪz pɹˈiːtɛkst hiː ˈoʊnz ðæt hɪz lˈiːdɪŋ mˈoʊɾɪvz wɜː ðə lˈʌv ʌv fˈeɪm, ænd ðə dɪzˈaɪɚ tə ɹˈaɪz əbˌʌv ðə kəntˈɛmpt wˈɪtʃ hˌæd, æz hiː θˈɔːt, ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ.