text_original: Had the allies possessed a com  petent or courageous leader, this arbitrary limitation of their activity would have been disregarded; for already the mere threat of armed intervention on the part of Eussia had produced the desired effect of compelling the king to direct his attention to the security of his own dominions. But the Austrian generals were timid and second rate, and the Saxon 1743 45 WAR OF SUCCESSION 45 court was the obsequious vassal of Russia.
text_transcription: HAD THE ALLIES POSSESSED A COMPETENT OROURAGEOUS LEADER THIS ARBITRARY LIMITATION OF THEIR ACTIVITY WOULD HAVE BEEN DISREGARDED FOR ALREADY THE MERE THREAT OF ARMED INTERVENTION ON THE PART OF RUSSIA HAD PRODUCED THE DESIRED EFFECT OF COMPELLING THE KING TO DIRECT HIS ATTENTION TO THE SECURITY OF HIS OWN DOMINIONS BUT THE AUSTRIAN GENERALS WERE TIMID AND SECOND RATE AND THE SAXON COURT WAS THE OBSEQUIOUS VASSAL OF RUSSIA
phonemes: hæd ðɪ ˈælaɪz pəzˈɛst ɐ kˈɑːm pˈiːtənt ɔːɹ kɜːɹˈeɪdʒəs lˈiːdɚ, ðɪs ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi lˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən ʌv ðɛɹ æktˈɪvᵻɾi wʊdhɐv bˌɪn dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːɹdᵻd; fɔːɹ ɔːlɹˌɛdi ðə mˈɪɹ θɹˈɛt ʌv ˈɑːɹmd ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv jˈuːʃə hæd pɹədˈuːst ðə dɪzˈaɪɚd ɪfˈɛkt ʌv kəmpˈɛlɪŋ ðə kˈɪŋ tə dᵻɹˈɛkt hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən tə ðə sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn dəmˈɪniənz. bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz wɜː tˈɪmɪd ænd sˈɛkənd ɹˈeɪt, ænd ðə sˈæksən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ ʌv səksˈɛʃən fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv kˈɔːɹt wʌzðɪ əbsˈiːkwɪəs vˈæsəl ʌv ɹˈʌʃə.