text_original: Beyond this permanent danger there were other special causes at work. The bitter animosity existing between Austria and Prussia could scarcely allow those countries to remain neutral when a good opportunity for hostilities occurred, and the possession by Austria of the Low Countries, the first point of assault, seemed to force 1748 55 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 113 Austria, whether it so desired it or not, to come forward as the ally of England for the mere purpose of defending its own territory.
text_transcription: BEYOND THIS PERMANENT DANGER THERE WERE OTHER SPECIAL CAUSES AT WORK THE BITTER ANIMOSITY EXISTING BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA COULD SCARCELY ALLOW THOSE COUNTRIES TO REMAIN NEUTRAL WHEN A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR HOSTILITIES OCCURRED AND THE POSSESSION BY AUSTRIA OF THE LOW COUNTRIES THE FIRST POINT OF ASSAULT SEEMED TO FORCE AUSTRIA WHETHER IT SO DESIRED IT OR NOT TO COME FORWARD AS THE ALLY OF ENGLAND FOR THE MERE PURPOSE OF DEFENDING ITS OWN TERRITORY
phonemes: bᵻjˌɔnd ðɪs pˈɜːmənənt dˈeɪndʒɚ ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˈʌðɚ spˈɛʃəl kˈɔːzᵻz æt wˈɜːk. ðə bˈɪɾɚɹ ˌænɪmˈɔsᵻɾi ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɔːstɹiə ænd pɹˈʌʃə kʊd skˈɛɹsli ɐlˈaʊ ðoʊz kˈʌntɹiz tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn nˈuːtɹəl wɛn ɐ ɡˈʊd ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz əkˈɜːd, ænd ðə pəzˈɛʃən baɪ ˈɔːstɹiə ʌvðə lˈoʊ kˈʌntɹiz, ðə fˈɜːst pˈɔɪnt ʌv ɐsˈɔlt, sˈiːmd tə fˈɔːɹs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ˈɔːstɹiə, wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt sˌoʊ dɪzˈaɪɚd ɪt ɔːɹ nˈɑːt, tə kˈʌm fˈɔːɹwɚd æz ðɪ ˈælaɪ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd fɚðə mˈɪɹ pˈɜːpəs ʌv dᵻfˈɛndɪŋ ɪts ˈoʊn tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi.