text_original: The sovereign who followed Queen Anne on the English throne was at one time well inclined to enter into arrangements with Spain for the restoration of Gibraltar. But lus ministers understood too well the strength of public feeling to give any countenance to such a proposal, and the King had to back out of his suggestion very quick  ly, and try as best he could to convey the idea that he really had nothing of the kind in his mind, or that if he had, it was only his fun.
text_transcription: THE SOVEREIGN WHO FOLLOWED QUEEN ANNE ON THE ENGLISH THRONE WAS AT ONE TIME WELL INCLINED TO ENTER INTO ARRANGEMENTS WITH SPAIN FOR THE RESTORATION OF GIBRALTAR BUT HIS MINISTERS UNDERSTOOD TOO WELL THE STRENGTH OF PUBLIC FEELING TO GIVE ANY COUNTENANCE TO SUCH A PROPOSAL AND THE KING HAD TO BACK OUT OF HIS SUGGESTION VERY QUICKLY AND TRY AS BEST HE COULD TO CONVEY THE IDEA THAT HE REALLY HAD NOTHING OF THE KIND IN HIS MIND OR THAT IF HE HAD IT WAS ONLY HIS FUN
phonemes: ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn hˌuː fˈɑːloʊd kwˈiːn ˈæn ɔnðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ θɹˈoʊn wʌz æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm wˈɛl ɪŋklˈaɪnd tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts wɪð spˈeɪn fɚðə ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚ. bˌʌt lˈʌs mˈɪnɪstɚz ˌʌndɚstˈʊd tˈuː wˈɛl ðə stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv pˈʌblɪk fˈiːlɪŋ tə ɡˈɪv ˌɛni kˈaʊntənəns tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɹəpˈoʊzəl, ænd ðə kˈɪŋ hædtə bˈæk ˌaʊɾəv hɪz sədʒˈɛstʃən vˈɛɹi kwˈɪk lˈaɪ, ænd tɹˈaɪ æz bˈɛst hiː kʊd tə kənvˈeɪ ðɪ aɪdˈiə ðæt hiː ɹˈiəli hæd nˈʌθɪŋ ʌvðə kˈaɪnd ɪn hɪz mˈaɪnd, ɔːɹ ðæt ɪf hiː hˈæd, ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli hɪz fˈʌn.