text_original: During many genera  tions, and even during centuries, there had been no substantial opposition to the claims of the house of Hapsburg, and the German, or, as we may call him, the Austrian emperor was as certain of his succession as if the dignity had been one of hereditary descent.
text_transcription: DURING MANY GENERATIONS AND EVEN DURING CENTURIES THERE HAD BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL OPPOSITION TO THE CLAIMS OF THE HOUSE OF HABSBURG AND THE GERMAN OR AS WE MAY CALL HIM THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR WAS AS CERTAIN OF HIS SUCCESSION AS IF THE DIGNITY HAD BEEN ONE OF HEREDITARY DESCENT
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mˈɛni dʒˈɛnɚɹə tɪˈɑːnz, ænd ˈiːvən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn nˈoʊ səbstˈænʃəl ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə ðə klˈeɪmz ʌvðə hˈaʊs ʌv hˈæpsbɜːɡ, ænd ðə dʒˈɜːmən, ɔːɹ, æz wiː mˈeɪ kˈɔːl hˌɪm, ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wʌz æz sˈɜːʔn̩ ʌv hɪz səksˈɛʃən æz ɪf ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi hɐdbɪn wˈʌn ʌv hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi dᵻsˈɛnt.