text_original: The King himself was to have led her to the altar. Finding her so weak, a brilliant thought struck him. Here, in the face of France, in the hearing of Europe, he would exalt the bride of the Emperor's enemy at the expense of the dupe of the Emperor.
text_transcription: THE KING HIMSELF WAS TO HAVE LED HER TO THE ALTAR FINDING HER SO WEAK A BRILLIANT THOUGHT STRUCK HIM HERE IN THE FACE OF FRANCE IN THE HEARING OF EUROPE HE WOULD EXALT THE BRIDE OF THE EMPEROR'S ENEMY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DUPE OF THE EMPEROR
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz tə hæv lˈɛd hɜː tə ðɪ ˈɔltɚ. fˈaɪndɪŋ hɜː sˌoʊ wˈiːk, ɐ bɹˈɪliənt θˈɔːt stɹˈʌk hˌɪm. hˈɪɹ, ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌv fɹˈæns, ɪnðə hˈɪɹɪŋ ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp, hiː wʊd ɛɡzˈɑːlt ðə bɹˈaɪd ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz ˈɛnəmi æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌvðə dˈuːp ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.