text_original: The Duke of Savoy saw clearly enough that unless some sudden relief took place the city could not hold out, and as he believed that the presence of himself and his court might only add to the difficulties of the besieged, he withdrew from his capital, leaving the work of defence in the hands of the best general he could find, but having little faith in the possibility of successful resistance.
text_transcription: THE DUKE OF SAVOY SAW CLEARLY ENOUGH THAT UNLESS SOME SUDDEN RELIEF TOOK PLACE THE CITY COULD NOT HOLD OUT AND AS HE BELIEVED THAT THE PRESENCE OF HIMSELF AND HIS COURT MIGHT ONLY ADD TO THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE BESIEGED HE WITHDREW FROM HIS CAPITAL LEAVING THE WORK OF DEFENSE IN THE HANDS OF THE BEST GENERAL HE COULD FIND BUT HAVING LITTLE FAITH IN THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESSFUL RESISTANCE
phonemes: ðə dˈuːk ʌv sɐvˈɔɪ sˈɔː klˈɪɹli ɪnˈʌf ðæt ʌnlˈɛs sˌʌm sˈʌdən ɹᵻlˈiːf tˈʊk plˈeɪs ðə sˈɪɾi kʊd nˌɑːt hˈoʊld ˈaʊt, ænd æz hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðætðə pɹˈɛzəns ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hɪz kˈɔːɹt mˌaɪt ˈoʊnli ˈæd tə ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz ʌvðə bᵻsˈiːdʒd, hiː wɪθdɹˈuː fɹʌm hɪz kˈæpɪɾəl, lˈiːvɪŋ ðə wˈɜːk ʌv dᵻfˈɛns ɪnðə hˈændz ʌvðə bˈɛst dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hiː kʊd fˈaɪnd, bˌʌt hˌævɪŋ lˈɪɾəl fˈeɪθ ɪnðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv səksˈɛsfəl ɹᵻsˈɪstəns.