text_original: Kaunitz, 1757 60 THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR 155 though not usually troubled with modesty, was ashamed to approach the King of Naples with the unvarnished excuse of political necessity; he was forced to rest the change of suitors on the determined preference of Joseph himself.
text_transcription: COUNTS THOUGH NOT USUALLY TROUBLED WITH MODESTY WAS ASHAMED TO APPROACH THE KING OF NAPLES WITH THE UNVARNISHED EXCUSE OF POLITICAL NECESSITY HE WAS FORCED TO REST THE CHANGE OF SUITORS ON THE DETERMINED PREFERENCE OF JOSEPH HIMSELF
phonemes: kˈɔːnɪts, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən sˈɪksti ðə sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ðˌoʊ nˌɑːt jˈuːʒuːəli tɹˈʌbəld wɪð mˈɑːdəsti, wʌz ɐʃˈeɪmd tʊ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv nˈeɪpəlz wɪððɪ ʌnvˈɑːɹnɪʃt ɛkskjˈuːs ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl nəsˈɛsɪɾi; hiː wʌz fˈɔːɹst tə ɹˈɛst ðə tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv sˈuːɾɚz ɔnðə dɪtˈɜːmɪnd pɹˈɛfɹəns ʌv dʒˈoʊsəf hɪmsˈɛlf.