text_original: The affections of the Archduchess were fixed upon the fourth son of Augustus III, Albert of Saxony, a young man whose character and great abilities had secured him a favourable position about the court. But there was an obstacle in the way of the marriage.
text_transcription: THE AFFECTIONS OF THE ARCH DUCHESS WERE FIXED UPON THE FOURTH SON OF AUGUSTUS THE THIRD ALBERT OF SAXONY A YOUNG MAN WHOSE CHARACTER AND GREAT ABILITIES HAD SECURED HIM A FAVORABLE POSITION ABOUT THE COURT BUT THERE WAS AN OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF THE MARRIAGE
phonemes: ðɪ ɐfˈɛkʃənz ʌvðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃdˈʌtʃɛs wɜː fˈɪkst əpˌɑːn ðə fˈɔːɹθ sˈʌn ʌv ˈɔːɡʌstəs ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, ˈælbɚt ʌv sˈæksəni, ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn hˌuːz kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ænd ɡɹˈeɪt ɐbˈɪləɾiz hæd sᵻkjˈʊɹd hˌɪm ɐ fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl pəzˈɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt ðə kˈɔːɹt. bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ˈɑːbstəkəl ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌvðə mˈæɹɪdʒ.