text_original: It is strange that so wise a woman as Maria Theresa should so lightly have suffered her children to run the inevitable risks of extremely early marriage. No doubt she believed that, brought up as they had been, she would still be able to direct their conduct even when they had passed from her immediate wmm 220 THE CO REGENTS chap, x presence. The marriage, which took place in April 1768, was not a happy one.
text_transcription: IT IS STRANGE THAT SO WISE A WOMAN AS MARIA THERESA SHOULD SO LIGHTLY HAVE SUFFERED HER CHILDREN TO RUN THE INEVITABLE RISKS OF EXTREMELY EARLY MARRIAGE NO DOUBT SHE BELIEVED THAT BROUGHT UP AS THEY HAD BEEN SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO DIRECT THEIR CONDUCT EVEN WHEN THEY PASSED FROM HER IMMEDIATE PRESENCE THE MARRIAGE WHICH TOOK PLACE IN APRIL OF SEVENTEEN SIXTY EIGHT WAS NOT A HAPPY ONE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz stɹˈeɪndʒ ðæt sˌoʊ wˈaɪz ɐ wˈʊmən æz mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə ʃˌʊd sˌoʊ lˈaɪtli hæv sˈʌfɚd hɜː tʃˈɪldɹən tə ɹˈʌn ðɪ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl ɹˈɪsks ʌv ɛkstɹˈiːmli ˈɜːli mˈæɹɪdʒ. nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ʃiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðˈæt, bɹˈɔːt ˈʌp æz ðeɪ hɐdbɪn, ʃiː wʊd stˈɪl biː ˈeɪbəl tə dᵻɹˈɛkt ðɛɹ kˈɑːndʌkt ˈiːvən wɛn ðeɪ hæd pˈæst fɹʌm hɜːɹ ɪmˈiːdɪət dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmˈɛm tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ðə sˌiːˈoʊ ɹˈiːdʒənts tʃˈæp, ˈɛks pɹˈɛzəns. ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, wʌz nˌɑːɾə hˈæpi wˌʌn.