text_original: To guide an empire, with even partial success, through so dangerous a time required the hand of a statesman of more than ordinary ability.
text_transcription: TO GUIDE AN EMPIRE WITH EVEN PARTIAL SUCCESS THROUGH SO DANGEROUS A TIME REQUIRED THE HAND OF A STATESMAN OF MORE THAN ORDINARY ABILITY
phonemes: tə ɡˈaɪd ɐn ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wɪð ˈiːvən pˈɑːɹʃəl səksˈɛs, θɹuː sˌoʊ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɐ tˈaɪm ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ðə hˈænd əvə stˈeɪtsmən ʌv mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ɐbˈɪləɾi.