text_original: It was with Russia, she said, that close alliance must be henceforward sought. As a separate alliance with Eussia would almost certainly have carried with it a renewed connection with England from which Russia had never formally separated, had the empress's suggestion been adopted, the whole of Kaunitz's great work would have been entirely annihilated, and the political pendulum would have swung back to its old position.
text_transcription: IT WAS WITH RUSSIA SHE SAID THAT CLOSE ALLIANCE MUST BE HENCEFORWARD SOUGHT AS A SEPARATE ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE CARRIED WITH IT A RENEWED CONNECTION WITH ENGLAND FROM WHICH RUSSIA HAD NEVER FORMERLY SEPARATED HAD THE EMPRESS'S SUGGESTION BEEN ADOPTED THE WHOLE OF COUNTENANCE'S GREAT WORK WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY ANNIHILATED AND THE POLITICAL PENDULUM WOULD HAVE SWUM BACK TO ITS OLD POSITION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz wɪð ɹˈʌʃə, ʃiː sˈɛd, ðæt klˈoʊs ɐlˈaɪəns mˈʌst biː hˌɛnsɪfˈɔːɹwɚd sˈɔːt. æz ɐ sˈɛpɹət ɐlˈaɪəns wɪð jˈuːʃə wʊd ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈɜːʔn̩li hæv kˈæɹid wɪð ɪɾ ɐ ɹᵻnˈuːd kənˈɛkʃən wɪð ˈɪŋɡlənd fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ɹˈʌʃə hæd nˈɛvɚ fˈɔːɹməli sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd, hæd ðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛsᵻz sədʒˈɛstʃən bˌɪn ɐdˈɑːptᵻd, ðə hˈoʊl ʌv kˈɔːnɪtsᵻz ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɜːk wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɛntˈaɪɚli ɐnˈaɪəlˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɛndʒuːləm wʊdhɐv swˈʌŋ bˈæk tʊ ɪts ˈoʊld pəzˈɪʃən.