text_original: It is in fact difficult to believe that the French diplomatists were serious in their suggestions, or had any other object in view than that which St Severin clearly expresses when he writes to the foreign minister, " that the great advantage of the whole course of negotiation lay in the fact that, for years to come, Austria and Sardinia would not forget the trick which the Maritime Powers had played them."
text_transcription: IT IS IN FACT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THE FRENCH DIPLOMATISTS WERE SERIOUS IN THEIR SUGGESTIONS OR HAD ANY OTHER OBJECT IN VIEW THAN THAT WHICH SAINT SEVEREIGN CLEARLY EXPRESSES WHEN HE WRITES TO THE FOREIGN MINISTER THAT THE GREAT ADVANTAGE OF THE WHOLE COURSE OF NEGOTIATION LAY IN THE FACT THAT FOR YEARS TO COME AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA WOULD NOT FORGET THE TRICK WHICH THE MARITIME POWERS HAD PLAYED THEM
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɪn fˈækt dˈɪfɪkəlt tə bᵻlˈiːv ðætðə fɹˈɛntʃ dˈɪpləmətˌɪsts wɜː sˈɪɹiəs ɪn ðɛɹ sədʒˈɛstʃənz, ɔːɹ hˌæd ˌɛni ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɪn vjˈuː ðɐn ðæt wˌɪtʃ sənt sˈɛvɚɹˌɪn klˈɪɹli ɛkspɹˈɛsᵻz wɛn hiː ɹˈaɪts tə ðə fˈɔːɹən mˈɪnɪstɚ, " ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə hˈoʊl kˈɔːɹs ʌv nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃən lˈeɪ ɪnðə fˈækt ðˈæt, fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz tə kˈʌm, ˈɔːstɹiə ænd sɑːɹdˈɪniə wʊd nˌɑːt fɚɡˈɛt ðə tɹˈɪk wˌɪtʃ ðə mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm pˈaʊɚz hæd plˈeɪd ðˌɛm."