text_original: An adept himself in the art of intrigue, he eventually defeated his enemies with their own weapons. But the opposition was so widespread, and had now, by the leniency of the government, been allowed to become so powerful, that there is little doubt that, in spite of Nord  lingen and other victories, Mazarin would have been driven from France had he not continued to possess the full confidence and affection of the queen  regent.
text_transcription: AND ADEPT HIMSELF IN THE ART OF INTRIGUE HE EVENTUALLY DEFEATED HIS ENEMIES WITH THEIR OWN WEAPONS BUT THE OPPOSITION WAS SO WIDESPREAD AND HAD NOW BY THE LENIENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT BEEN ALLOWED TO BECOME SO POWERFUL THAT THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT IN SPITE OF NORDLINGEN AND OTHER VICTORIES MAZARIN WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FROM FRANCE HAD HE NOT CONTINUED TO POSSESS THE FULL CONFIDENCE AND AFFECTION OF THE QUEEN REGENT
phonemes: ɐn ɐdˈɛpt hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv ɪntɹˈiːɡ, hiː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd hɪz ˈɛnəmiz wɪð ðɛɹ ˈoʊn wˈɛpənz. bˌʌt ðɪ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən wʌz sˌoʊ wˈaɪdspɹɛd, ænd hæd nˈaʊ, baɪ ðə lˈiːnɪənsi ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, bˌɪn ɐlˈaʊd tə bɪkˌʌm sˌoʊ pˈaʊɚfəl, ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz lˈɪɾəl dˈaʊt ðˈæt, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv nˈɔːɹd lˈɪndʒən ænd ˈʌðɚ vˈɪktɚɹiz, mˈæzɚɹˌɪn wʊdhɐv bˌɪn dɹˈɪvən fɹʌm fɹˈæns hæd hiː nˌɑːt kəntˈɪnjuːd tə pəzˈɛs ðə fˈʊl kˈɑːnfɪdəns ænd ɐfˈɛkʃən ʌvðə kwˈiːn ɹˈiːdʒənt.