text_original: But if the war drags on for year after year, and if the longer it drags on the rarer become its moments of dazzling success, it is inevitable that a large proportion of those 340 THE TRIUMPH OF THE TOBIES in whose name the war has been undertaken should begin to count the cost, to lament the sacrifices, to ask themselves when the time of trouble is likely to end, and what particular advantage is to come to them, let it end how it may.
text_transcription: BUT IF THE WAR DRAGS ON FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR AND IF THE LONGER IT DRAGS ON THE RARER BECOME ITS MOMENTS OF DAZZLING SUCCESS IT IS INEVITABLE THAT A LARGE PROPORTION OF THOSE IN WHOSE NAME THE WAR HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN SHOULD BEGIN TO COUNT THE COST TO LAMENT THE SACRIFICES TO ASK THEMSELVES WHEN THE TIME OF TROUBLE IS LIKELY TO END AND WHAT PARTICULAR ADVANTAGE IS TO COME TO THEM LET IT END HOW IT MAY
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪf ðə wˈɔːɹ dɹˈæɡz ˌɔn fɔːɹ jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ jˈɪɹ, ænd ɪf ðə lˈɔŋɡɚɹ ɪt dɹˈæɡz ɔnðə ɹˈɛɹɚ bɪkˌʌm ɪts mˈoʊmənts ʌv dˈæzlɪŋ səksˈɛs, ɪɾ ɪz ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl ðˌæɾə lˈɑːɹdʒ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌv ðoʊz θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ðə tɹˈaɪʌmf ʌvðə tˈoʊbiz ɪn hˌuːz nˈeɪm ðə wˈɔːɹ hˈæzbiːn ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkən ʃˌʊd bɪɡˈɪn tə kˈaʊnt ðə kˈɔst, tə lɐmˈɛnt ðə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪsᵻz, tʊ ˈæsk ðɛmsˈɛlvz wɛn ðə tˈaɪm ʌv tɹˈʌbəl ɪz lˈaɪkli tʊ ˈɛnd, ænd wʌt pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ɪz tə kˈʌm tə ðˌɛm, lˈɛt ɪɾ ˈɛnd hˌaʊ ɪt mˈeɪ.