text_original: It is true that Charles had given his word not to mix himself up in any way with the war of Louis the Pourteenth against the Allies ; but the Duke of Marlborough did not believe that there could be a prince so completely a slave to his word as not to 12 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxi. sacrifice it to his own greatness and his own interest. He set out from The Hague with the purpose of sounding the intentions of the King of Sweden.
text_transcription: IT IS TRUE THAT CHARLES HAD GIVEN HIS WORD NOT TO MIX HIMSELF UP IN ANY WAY WITH THE WAR OF LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH AGAINST THE ALLIES BUT THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE COULD BE A PRINCE SO COMPLETELY A SLAVE TO HIS WORD AS NOT TO SACRIFICE IT TO HIS OWN GREATNESS AND HIS OWN INTEREST HE SET OUT FROM THE HAGUE WITH THE PURPOSE OF SOUNDING THE INTENTIONS OF THE KING OF SWEDEN
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz hæd ɡˈɪvən hɪz wˈɜːd nˌɑːt tə mˈɪks hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌp ɪn ˌɛni wˈeɪ wɪððə wˈɔːɹ ʌv lˈuːi ðə pˈɔːɹtiːnθ ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈælaɪz ; bˌʌt ðə dˈuːk ʌv mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ dɪdnˌɑːt bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ðɛɹ kʊd biː ɐ pɹˈɪns sˌoʊ kəmplˈiːtli ɐ slˈeɪv tə hɪz wˈɜːd æz nˌɑːt tə twˈɛlv ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti wˈʌn. sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ɪt tə hɪz ˈoʊn ɡɹˈeɪtnəs ænd hɪz ˈoʊn ˈɪntɹɛst. hiː sˈɛt ˈaʊt fɹʌmðə hˈeɪɡ wɪððə pˈɜːpəs ʌv sˈaʊndɪŋ ðɪ ɪntˈɛnʃənz ʌvðə kˈɪŋ ʌv swˈiːdən.