text_original: Marlborough, however, like nearly all great soldiers, was not eager to prolong a war merely for the excitement and the glory of war, and he, if left to himself, would probably have gone further than many of his colleagues on battle field or in council to bring about a peaceful and speedy settle  ment of the whole struggle.
text_transcription: MARLBOROUGH HOWEVER LIKE NEARLY ALL GREAT SOLDIERS WAS NOT EAGER TO PROLONG A WAR MERELY FOR THE EXCITEMENT AND THE GLORY OF WAR AND HE IF LEFT TO HIMSELF WOULD PROBABLY HAVE GONE FARTHER THAN MANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES ON BATTLEFIELD OR IN COUNCIL TO BRING ABOUT A PEACEFUL AND SPEEDY SETTLEMENT OF THE WHOLE STRUGGLE
phonemes: mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ, haʊˈɛvɚ, lˈaɪk nˌɪɹli ˈɔːl ɡɹˈeɪt sˈoʊldʒɚz, wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːɡɚ tə pɹəlˈɔŋ ɐ wˈɔːɹ mˈɪɹli fɚðɪ ɛksˈaɪtmənt ænd ðə ɡlˈɔːɹi ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ænd hiː, ɪf lˈɛft tə hɪmsˈɛlf, wʊd pɹˈɑːbəbli hæv ɡɔn fˈɜːðɚ ðɐn mˈɛnɪəv hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz ˌɔn bˈæɾəl fˈiːld ɔːɹ ɪn kˈaʊnsəl tə bɹˈɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ pˈiːsfəl ænd spˈiːdi sˈɛɾəl mˈɛnt ʌvðə hˈoʊl stɹˈʌɡəl.