text_original: The old saying which couples lightly won with lightly lost does not apply to the occupation of Gibraltar. The capture of the fortress had been made with all the ease and the light suddenness which might belong to some military feat in melodrama, or even in comic opera. But England seemed only to grow more and more resolute in her determination to hold on to her prize in each succeeding generation.
text_transcription: THE OLD SAYING WHICH COUPLES LIGHTLY WON WITH LIGHTLY LOST DOES NOT APPLY TO THE OCCUPATION OF GIBRALTAR THE CAPTURE OF THE FORTRESS HAD BEEN MADE WITH ALL THE EASE AND THE LIGHT SUDDENNESS WHICH MIGHT BELONG TO SOME MILITARY FEAT IN MELODRAMA OR EVEN IN COMIC OPERA BUT ENGLAND SEEMED ONLY TO GROW MORE AND MORE RESOLUTE IN HER DETERMINATION TO HOLD ON TO HER PRIZE IN EACH SUCCEEDING GENERATION
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld sˈeɪɪŋ wˌɪtʃ kˈʌpəlz lˈaɪtli wˈʌn wɪð lˈaɪtli lˈɔst dʌznˌɑːt ɐplˈaɪ tə ðɪ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚ. ðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd wɪð ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈiːz ænd ðə lˈaɪt sˈʌdənnəs wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt bᵻlˈɔŋ tə sˌʌm mˈɪlətˌɛɹi fˈiːt ɪn mˌɛlədɹˈɑːmə, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ɪn kˈɑːmɪk ˈɑːpɚɹə. bˌʌt ˈɪŋɡlənd sˈiːmd ˈoʊnli tə ɡɹˈoʊ mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ ɹˈɛzəlˌuːt ɪn hɜː dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə hˈoʊld ˌɔn tə hɜː pɹˈaɪz ɪn ˈiːtʃ səksˈiːdɪŋ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən.