text_original: Already at war with Spain, they saw that before long it might be necessary to renew the Grand Alliance in order to check the reawakened aggressive  ness of the French Bourbons also. It was a fixed principle in the foreign policy of England to maintain a close alliance with Austria, and to support it as the necessary make weight to French influence in Europe.
text_transcription: ALREADY AT WAR WITH SPAIN THEY SAW THAT BEFORE LONG IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO RENEW THE GRAND ALLIANCE IN ORDER TO CHECK THE REAWAKENED AGGRESSIVENESS OF THE FRENCH ROUBLET ALSO IT WAS A FIXED PRINCIPLE IN THE FOREIGN POLICY OF ENGLAND TO MAINTAIN A CLOSE ALLIANCE WITH AUSTRIA AND TO SUPPORT IT AS THE NECESSARY MAKE WEIGHT TO FRENCH INFLUENCE IN EUROPE
phonemes: ɔːlɹˌɛdi æt wˈɔːɹ wɪð spˈeɪn, ðeɪ sˈɔː ðæt bᵻfˌɔːɹ lˈɔŋ ɪt mˌaɪt biː nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə ɹᵻnˈuː ðə ɡɹˈænd ɐlˈaɪəns ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə tʃˈɛk ðə ɹˈiːweɪkənd ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv nˈɛs ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ bˈɜːbənz ˈɔːlsoʊ. ɪt wʌzɐ fˈɪkst pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɪnðə fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd tə meɪntˈeɪn ɐ klˈoʊs ɐlˈaɪəns wɪð ˈɔːstɹiə, ænd tə səpˈɔːɹt ɪɾ æz ðə nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi mˌeɪk wˈeɪt tə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɪnfluːəns ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp.