text_original: It is impossible to read the correspondence which throughout the reign passed between herself and Kaunitz without seeing that the keynote of all his actions was his devotion to her interests ; not merely the devotion of a minister to the interests of his sovereign, but the strongest personal determination to shield and support her in every part of her life work. The charge she now laid upon him he quietly accepted ; yet it must have been with some misgiving.
text_transcription: IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE CORRESPONDENCE WHICH THROUGHOUT THE REIGN PASSED BETWEEN HERSELF AND COUNTENANCE WITHOUT SEEING THAT THE KEYNOTE OF ALL HIS ACTIONS WAS HIS DEVOTION TO HER INTERESTS NOT MERELY THE DEVOTION OF A MINISTER TO THE INTERESTS OF HIS SOVEREIGN BUT THE STRONGEST PERSONAL DETERMINATION TO SHIELD AND SUPPORT HER IN EVERY PART OF HER LIFE WORK THE CHARGE SHE NOW LAID UPON HIM HE QUIETLY ACCEPTED YET IT MUST HAVE BEEN WITH SOME MISGIVING
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə ɹˈiːd ðə kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns wˌɪtʃ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə ɹˈeɪn pˈæst bᵻtwˌiːn hɜːsˈɛlf ænd kˈɔːnɪts wɪðˌaʊt sˈiːɪŋ ðætðə kˈiːnoʊt ʌv ˈɔːl hɪz ˈækʃənz wʌz hɪz dɪvˈoʊʃən tə hɜːɹ ˈɪntɹɛsts ; nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli ðə dɪvˈoʊʃən əvə mˈɪnɪstɚ tə ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv hɪz sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn, bˌʌt ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst pˈɜːsənəl dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə ʃˈiːld ænd səpˈɔːɹt hɜːɹ ɪn ˈɛvɹi pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɜː lˈaɪf wˈɜːk. ðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʃiː nˈaʊ lˈeɪd əpˌɑːn hˌɪm hiː kwˈaɪətli ɐksˈɛptᵻd ; jˈɛt ɪt mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn wɪð sˌʌm mɪsɡˈɪvɪŋ.