text_original: But it is scarcely possible to credit Kaunitz with honesty when we find him, in his despatches to Stahremberg, writing as though he still 1756 7 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 125 believed in the existence of the old alliances, and urging them as arguments in opposition to the French plan for the assault on Hanover.
text_transcription: BUT IT IS SCARCELY POSSIBLE TO CREDIT COUNTS WITH HONESTY WHEN WE FIND HIM IN HIS DISPATCHES TO SCHAMBERG WRITING AS THOUGH HE STILL BELIEVED IN THE EXISTENCE OF THE OLD ALLIANCES AND URGING THEM AS ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE FRENCH PLAN FOR THE ASSAULT ON HANOVER
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz skˈɛɹsli pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə kɹˈɛdɪt kˈɔːnɪts wɪð ˈɑːnɪsti wɛn wiː fˈaɪnd hˌɪm, ɪn hɪz dᵻspˈætʃᵻz tə stɑːɹˈɛmbɜːɡ, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ æz ðˌoʊ hiː stˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks sˈɛvən tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv bᵻlˈiːvd ɪnðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz, ænd ˈɜːdʒɪŋ ðˌɛm æz ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts ɪn ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ plˈæn fɚðɪ ɐsˈɔlt ˌɔn hˈænoʊvɚ.