text_original: The keenest observer of European politics could hardly have ventured to say, at the opening of the war, whether the inclinations of Charles the Twelfth or of Peter the Great might or might not have led him to this side rather than to that.
text_transcription: THE KEENEST OBSERVER OF EUROPEAN POLITICS COULD HARDLY HAVE VENTURED TO SAY AT THE OPENING OF THE WAR WHETHER THE INCLINATIONS OF CHARLES THE TWELFTH OR OF PETER THE GREAT MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT HAVE LED HIM TO THIS SIDE RATHER THAN TO THAT
phonemes: ðə kˈiːnɪst əbzˈɜːvɚɹ ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈɑːlətˌɪks kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hæv vˈɛntʃɚd tə sˈeɪ, æt ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ, wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃənz ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə twˈɛlfθ ɔːɹ ʌv pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˌaɪt ɔːɹ mˌaɪt nˌɑːɾɐv lˈɛd hˌɪm tə ðɪs sˈaɪd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn tə ðˈæt.