text_original: The liveliness of his imagination enabled him to understand the views of his political opponents, and even to sympathise with them. His large experience and acquaintance with the world, joined to his somewhat cynical sharpness of / 186 MARIA THERESA chap, viii sight, enabled him to fathom the weaknesses of those with whom he came in contact.
text_transcription: THE LIVELINESS OF HIS IMAGINATION ENABLED HIM TO UNDERSTAND THE VIEWS OF HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS AND EVEN TO SYMPATHIZE WITH THEM HIS LARGE EXPERIENCE AND ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE WORLD JOINED TO HIS SOMEWHAT CYNICAL SHARPNESS OF SIGHT ENABLED HIM TO FATHOM THE WEAKNESSES OF THOSE WITH WHOM HE CAME IN CONTACT
phonemes: ðə lˈaɪvlɪnəs ʌv hɪz ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə vjˈuːz ʌv hɪz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl əpˈoʊnənts, ænd ˈiːvən tə sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz wɪð ðˌɛm. hɪz lˈɑːɹdʒ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ænd ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪððə wˈɜːld, dʒˈɔɪnd tə hɪz sˈʌmwʌt sˈɪnɪkəl ʃˈɑːɹpnəs ʌv slˈæʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə tʃˈæp, ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt sˈaɪt, ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm tə fˈæðəm ðə wˈiːknəsᵻz ʌv ðoʊz wɪð hˈuːm hiː kˈeɪm ɪn kˈɑːntækt.