text_original: The discussions had centred mainly upon the plans which they had suggested. Lacy, who seems to have been much struck with the inferiority of his own soldiers in actual battle, and with the lukewarmness of the Russian co  operation, urged a defensive war in Saxony, until the superiority of numbers and the unavoidable dissemination of the smaller army of the Prussians should give an oppor  tunity for striking some effectual blow.
text_transcription: THE DISCUSSIONS HAD CENTERED MAINLY UPON THE PLANS WHICH THEY HAD SUGGESTED LACEY WHO SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MUCH STRUCK WITH THE INFERIORITY OF HIS OWN SOLDIERS IN ACTUAL BATTLE AND WITH THE LUKEWARMNESS OF THE RUSSIAN CO OPERATION URGED A DEFENSIVE WAR IN SAXONY UNTIL THE SUPERIORITY OF NUMBERS AND THE UNAVOIDABLE DISSEMINATION OF THE SMALLER ARMY OF THE PRUSSIANS SHOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STRIKING SOME EFFECTUAL BLOW
phonemes: ðə dɪskˈʌʃənz hæd sˈɛntəd mˈeɪnli əpˌɑːn ðə plˈænz wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd sədʒˈɛstᵻd. lˈeɪsi, hˌuː sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn mˈʌtʃ stɹˈʌk wɪððɪ ɪnfˌɪɹiˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪn ˈæktʃuːəl bˈæɾəl, ænd wɪððə lˈuːkwɔːɹmnəs ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən kˈoʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən, ˈɜːdʒd ɐ dᵻfˈɛnsɪv wˈɔːɹ ɪn sˈæksəni, ʌntˈɪl ðə suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv nˈʌmbɚz ænd ðɪ ʌnɐvˈɔɪdəbəl dɪsˌɛmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə smˈɔːlɚɹ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðə pɹˈʌʃənz ʃˌʊd ɡˈɪv ɐn ˈɑːpɚ tˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ stɹˈaɪkɪŋ sˌʌm ɪfˈɛktʃuːəl blˈoʊ.