text_original: Thus, for no present or permanent advantage — except such as might be supposed to be derived from comparative safety upon the north east frontier — France suffered itself to be drawn entirely aside from its true interests, to plunge 1756 7 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 133 into a war with which it had no concern, and which inevitably secured its failure in a contest which was really vital.
text_transcription: THUS FOR NO PRESENT OR PERMANENT ADVANTAGE EXCEPT SUCH AS MIGHT BE SUPPOSED TO BE DERIVED FROM COMPARATIVE SAFETY UPON THE NORTHEAST FRONTIER FRANCE SUFFERED ITSELF TO BE DRAWN ENTIRELY ASIDE FROM ITS TRUE INTERESTS TO PLUNGE INTO A WAR WITH WHICH IT HAD NO CONCERN AND WHICH INEVITABLY SECURED ITS FAILURE IN A CONTEST WHICH WAS REALLY VITAL
phonemes: ðˈʌs, fɔːɹ nˈoʊ pɹˈɛzənt ɔːɹ pˈɜːmənənt ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ — ɛksˈɛpt sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˌaɪt biː səpˈoʊzd təbi dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌm kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv sˈeɪfti əpˌɑːn ðə nˈɔːɹθ ˈiːst fɹʌntˈɪɹ — fɹˈæns sˈʌfɚd ɪtsˈɛlf təbi dɹˈɔːn ɛntˈaɪɚli ɐsˈaɪd fɹʌm ɪts tɹˈuː ˈɪntɹɛsts, tə plˈʌndʒ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks sˈɛvən tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ˌɪntʊ ɐ wˈɔːɹ wɪð wˌɪtʃ ɪt hæd nˈoʊ kənsˈɜːn, ænd wˌɪtʃ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbli sᵻkjˈʊɹd ɪts fˈeɪlɪɹ ɪn ɐ kˈɑːntɛst wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹˈiəli vˈaɪɾəl.