text_original: There were in Europe at this time two other sovereigns, young and rich, though without the brilliant elegance of the French monarch. Europe lay, in fact, at the feet of these three youths, two of them caring for little else but war as a chivalrous game and peace as magnificent leisure ; while the third was equally uninspired by public spirit, being engrossed already with the dreams of a subtle and tremendous ambition.
text_transcription: THERE WERE IN EUROPE AT THIS TIME TWO OTHER SOVEREIGNS YOUNG AND RICH THOUGH WITHOUT THE BRILLIANT ELEGANCE OF THE FRENCH MONARCH EUROPE LAY IN FACT AT THE FEET OF THESE THREE YOUTHS TWO OF THEM CARING FOR LITTLE ELSE BUT WAR AS A CHIVALROUS GAME AND PEACE AS MAGNIFICENT LEISURE WHILE THE THIRD WAS EQUALLY UNINSPIRED BY PUBLIC SPIRIT BEING ENGROSSED ALREADY WITH THE DREAMS OF A SUBTLE AND TREMENDOUS AMBITION
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp æt ðɪs tˈaɪm tˈuː ˈʌðɚ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz, jˈʌŋ ænd ɹˈɪtʃ, ðˌoʊ wɪðˌaʊt ðə bɹˈɪliənt ˈɛlɪɡəns ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ mˈɑːnɚk. jˈʊɹɹəp lˈeɪ, ɪn fˈækt, æt ðə fˈiːt ʌv ðiːz θɹˈiː jˈuːθs, tˈuː ʌv ðˌɛm kˈɛɹɪŋ fɔːɹ lˈɪɾəl ˈɛls bˌʌt wˈɔːɹ æz ɐ ʃˈɪvəlɹəs ɡˈeɪm ænd pˈiːs æz mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt lˈiːʒɚ ; wˌaɪl ðə θˈɜːd wʌz ˈiːkwəli ˌʌnɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ pˈʌblɪk spˈɪɹɪt, bˌiːɪŋ ɛŋɡɹˈoʊst ɔːlɹˌɛdi wɪððə dɹˈiːmz əvə sˈʌɾəl ænd tɹəmˈɛndəs æmbˈɪʃən.