text_original: Such miserable terms were the best to be obtained. With a sore heart must Margaret have watched the couriers set out from Toledo, carrying the news to her brother in prison. If he refused this peace, perpetual imprisonment THE CAPTIVITY. 103 lay before the gayest and most splendid mon  arch of Europe. If, enfeebled by long cap  tivity, he assented to these conditions, France must perforce descend to the level of a petty State.
text_transcription: SUCH MISERABLE TERMS WERE THE BEST TO BE OBTAINED WITH A SORE HEART MUST MARGARET HAVE WATCHED THE COURIERS SET OUT FROM TORLEDO CARRYING THE NEWS TO HER BROTHER IN PRISON IF HE REFUSED THIS PEACE PERPETUAL IMPRISONMENT LAY BEFORE THE GAYEST AND MOST SPLENDID MONARCH OF EUROPE IF ENFEEBLED BY LONG CAPTIVITY HE ASSENTED TO THESE CONDITIONS FRANCE MUST PERFORCE DESCEND TO THE LEVEL OF A PETTY STATE
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ mˈɪzɹəbəl tˈɜːmz wɜː ðə bˈɛst təbi əbtˈeɪnd. wɪð ɐ sˈɔːɹ hˈɑːɹt mˈʌst mˈɑːɹɡɹət hæv wˈɑːtʃt ðə kˈɜːɹɪɹz sˈɛt ˈaʊt fɹʌm tɑːlˈiːdoʊ, kˈæɹiɪŋ ðə nˈuːz tə hɜː bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪn pɹˈɪzən. ɪf hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ðɪs pˈiːs, pɚpˈɛtʃuːəl ɪmpɹˈɪzənmənt ðə kæptˈɪvᵻɾi. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː lˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə ɡˈeɪɪst ænd mˈoʊst splˈɛndɪd mˈɑːn ˈɑːɹtʃ ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp. ɪf, ɛnfˈiːbəld baɪ lˈɔŋ kˈæp tˈɪvᵻɾi, hiː ɐsˈɛntᵻd tə ðiːz kəndˈɪʃənz, fɹˈæns mˈʌst pɚfˈɔːɹs dᵻsˈɛnd tə ðə lˈɛvəl əvə pˈɛɾi stˈeɪt.