text_original: Every restriction upon the commercial inde  pendence of the provinces had been upheld ; but the fortresses had been allowed to fall into ruins, garrison after garrison had retired during the late war without striking 1748 55 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 99 a blow, and some of the fortresses which had been razed by the French in their invasion were still left unrepaired.
text_transcription: EVERY RESTRICTION UPON THE COMMERCIAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE PROVINCES HAD BEEN UPHELD BUT THE FORTRESSES HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO FALL INTO RUINS GARRISON AFTER GARRISON HAD RETIRED DURING THE LATE WAR WITHOUT STRIKING A BLOW AND SOME OF THE FORTRESSES WHICH HAD BEEN RAISED BY THE FRENCH IN THEIR INVASION WERE LEFT UNREPAIRED
phonemes: ˈɛvɹi ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃən əpˌɑːn ðə kəmˈɜːʃəl ˌɪndə pˈɛndəns ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz hɐdbɪn ʌphˈɛld ; bˌʌt ðə fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz hɐdbɪn ɐlˈaʊd tə fˈɔːl ˌɪntʊ ɹˈuːɪnz, ɡˈæɹɪsən ˈæftɚ ɡˈæɹɪsən hæd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈeɪt wˈɔːɹ wɪðˌaʊt stɹˈaɪkɪŋ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɐ blˈoʊ, ænd sˌʌm ʌvðə fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɹˈeɪzd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɪn ðɛɹ ɪnvˈeɪʒən wɜː stˈɪl lˈɛft ˌʌnɹᵻpˈɛɹd.