text_original: William was a shrewd and crafty politician as well as a soldier, 37 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE and he did not scrapie, on more occasions than one, to enter into terms with Louis, to " pack cards " with him, if we may adopt the language of Shakespeare's Mark Antony, for the purpose of making some ar  rangement which might at least postpone a threaten  ing war, even though the arrangement were to be made at the expense of some smaller state.
text_transcription: WILLIAM WAS A SHREWD AND CRAFTY POLITICIAN AS WELL AS A SOLDIER AND HE DID NOT SCRUPLE ON MORE OCCASIONS THAN ONE TO ENTER INTO TERMS WITH LEWIS TO PACK CARDS WITH HIM IF WE MAY ADOPT THE LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE'S MARK ANTONY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SOME ARRANGEMENT WHICH MIGHT AT LEAST POSTPONE A THREATENING WAR EVEN THOUGH THE ARRANGEMENT WERE TO BE MADE AT THE EXPENSE OF SOME SMALLER STATE
phonemes: wˈɪljəm wʌzɐ ʃɹˈuːd ænd kɹˈæfti pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən æz wˈɛl æz ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ, θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn ænd hiː dɪdnˌɑːt skɹˈeɪpaɪ, ˌɔn mˈɔːɹ əkˈeɪʒənz ðɐn wˌʌn, tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ tˈɜːmz wɪð lˈuːi, tuː " pˈæk kˈɑːɹdz " wɪð hˌɪm, ɪf wiː mˈeɪ ɐdˈɑːpt ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv ʃˈeɪkspɪɹz mˈɑːɹk ˈæntəni, fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ sˌʌm ˈɑːɹ ɹˈeɪndʒmənt wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt æt lˈiːst poʊstpˈoʊn ɐ θɹˈɛʔn̩ ˈɪŋ wˈɔːɹ, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðɪ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt wɜː təbi mˌeɪd æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv sˌʌm smˈɔːlɚ stˈeɪt.