text_original: He seems in fact j have gradually convinced himself that although the views which he shared with his sovereign as to the true object of his policy, and even as to the means by which it was to be reached, were 1748 55 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 93 perfectly correct, they were for the present at least wholly unattainable.
text_transcription: HE SEEMS IN FACT TO HAVE GRADUALLY CONVINCED HIMSELF THAT ALTHOUGH THE VIEWS WHICH HE SHARED WITH HIS SOVEREIGN AS TO THE TRUE OBJECT OF HIS POLICY AND EVEN AS TO THE MEANS BY WHICH IT WAS TO BE REACHED WERE PERFECTLY CORRECT THEY WERE FOR THE PRESENT AT LEAST WHOLLY UNATTAINABLE
phonemes: hiː sˈiːmz ɪn fˈækt dʒˈeɪ hæv ɡɹˈædʒuːəli kənvˈɪnst hɪmsˈɛlf ðæt ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə vjˈuːz wˌɪtʃ hiː ʃˈɛɹd wɪð hɪz sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn æz tə ðə tɹˈuː ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv hɪz pˈɑːlɪsi, ænd ˈiːvən æz tə ðə mˈiːnz baɪ wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz təbi ɹˈiːtʃt, wɜː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː pˈɜːfɛktli kɚɹˈɛkt, ðeɪ wɜː fɚðə pɹˈɛzənt æt lˈiːst hˈoʊli ʌnɐtˈeɪnəbəl.