text_original: This seems, perhaps, a little hard upon the Duke of Ormond, but it is quite certain that he had humiliated himself by consenting to te^ke^ under whatever conditions, 1712 THE ENGLISH SOLDIERS WITHDRAWN. 53 a purely nominal command, and to submit to be, as he was scoffingly called by many at tlie time, ' a general of straw.' The next incident in the story was the arrange  ment of an armistice between the English and the French.
text_transcription: THIS SEEMED PERHAPS A LITTLE HARD UPON THE DUKE OF ORMOND BUT IT IS QUITE CERTAIN THAT HE HAD HUMILIATED HIMSELF BY CONSENTING TO TAKE UNDER WHATEVER CONDITIONS A PURELY NOMINAL COMMAND AND TO SUBMIT TO BE AS HE WAS SCOFFINGLY CALLED BY MANY AT THE TIME A GENERAL OF STRAW THE NEXT INCIDENT IN THE STORY WAS THE ARRANGEMENT OF AN ARMISTICE BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND THE FRENCH
phonemes: ðɪs sˈiːmz, pɚhˈæps, ɐ lˈɪɾəl hˈɑːɹd əpˌɑːn ðə dˈuːk ʌv ˈɔːɹmənd, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz kwˈaɪt sˈɜːʔn̩ ðæt hiː hæd hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf baɪ kənsˈɛntɪŋ tə tˈiː kˈiː ˌʌndɚ wʌtˈɛvɚ kəndˈɪʃənz, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈoʊldʒɚz wɪθdɹˈɔːn. fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ɐ pjˈʊɹli nˈɑːmɪnəl kəmˈænd, ænd tə səbmˈɪt tə bˈiː, æz hiː wʌz skˈɔfɪŋli kˈɔːld baɪ mˈɛni æt tˈiːlˈaɪ tˈaɪm, ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌv stɹˈɔː.ðə nˈɛkst ˈɪnsɪdənt ɪnðə stˈɔːɹi wʌzðɪ ɚɹˈeɪndʒ mˈɛnt əvən ˈɑːɹmɪstɪs bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ.