text_original: Marlborough had a high opinion of Peterborough's military capacity, and, indeed, it was one of Marlborough's valuable gifts as a great commander that he had an instinctive appre  ciation of the high qualities of other men. It was 130 PETERBOROUGH IN SPAIN believed at the time that Marlborough's personal rec  ommendation secured for Peterborough the important post which was given to him and proved so well suited to his peculiar genius — the command of the Queen's forces in Spain.
text_transcription: MARLBOROUGH HAD A HIGH OPINION OF PETERBOROUGH'S MILITARY CAPACITY AND INDEED IT WAS ONE OF MARLBOROUGH'S VALUABLE GIFTS AS A GREAT COMMANDER THAT HE HAD AN INSTINCTIVE APPRECIATION OF THE HIGH QUALITIES OF OTHER MEN IT WAS BELIEVED AT THE TIME THAT MARLBOROUGH'S PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION SECURED FOR PETERBOROUGH THE IMPORTANT POST WHICH WAS GIVEN TO HIM AND PROVED SO WELL SUITED TO HIS PECULIAR GENIUS THE COMMAND OF THE QUEEN'S FORCES IN SPAIN
phonemes: mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ hæd ɐ hˈaɪ əpˈɪniən ʌv pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kəpˈæsᵻɾi, ænd, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌv mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊz vˈæljuːəbəl ɡˈɪfts æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt kəmˈændɚ ðæt hiː hæd ɐn ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv ɐpɹˈɛ sˈaɪəʃən ʌvðə hˈaɪ kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ʌv ˈʌðɚ mˈɛn. ɪt wʌz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ ɪn spˈeɪn bᵻlˈiːvd æt ðə tˈaɪm ðæt mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊz pˈɜːsənəl ɹˈɛk ˌɑːməndˈeɪʃən sᵻkjˈʊɹd fɔːɹ pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ ðɪ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pˈoʊst wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɡˈɪvən tə hˌɪm ænd pɹˈuːvd sˌoʊ wˈɛl sˈuːɾᵻd tə hɪz pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ dʒˈiːnɪəs — ðə kəmˈænd ʌvðə kwˈiːnz fˈɔːɹsᵻz ɪn spˈeɪn.