text_original: Nothing is more difficult than to ob  tain a trustworthy estimate as to the number of troops which the belligerents on either side could bring into the field, but so far as one can form an opinion it would appear that France could put at the disposal of King Louis a larger force than the members of the Grand Alliance, taken together, could set in opposition to him.
text_transcription: NOTHING IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN TO OBTAIN A TRUSTWORTHY ESTIMATE AS TO THE NUMBER OF TROOPS WHICH THE BELLIGERENTS ON EITHER SIDE COULD BRING INTO THE FIELD BUT SO FAR AS ONE CAN FORM AN OPINION IT WOULD APPEAR THAT FRANCE COULD PUT AT THE DISPOSAL OF KING LOUIS A LARGER FORCE THAN THE MEMBERS OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE TAKEN TOGETHER COULD SET IN OPPOSITION TO HIM
phonemes: nˈʌθɪŋ ɪz mˈɔːɹ dˈɪfɪkəlt ðɐn tʊ ˈɑːb tˈeɪn ɐ tɹˈʌstwɜːði ˈɛstᵻmət æz tə ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv tɹˈuːps wˌɪtʃ ðə bᵻlˈɪdʒɚɹənts ˌɔn ˈiːðɚ sˈaɪd kʊd bɹˈɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈiːld, bˌʌt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz wˈʌn kæn fˈɔːɹm ɐn əpˈɪniən ɪt wʊd ɐpˈɪɹ ðæt fɹˈæns kʊd pˌʊt æt ðə dɪspˈoʊzəl ʌv kˈɪŋ lˈuːi ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ fˈɔːɹs ðɐn ðə mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə ɡɹˈænd ɐlˈaɪəns, tˈeɪkən təɡˈɛðɚ, kʊd sˈɛt ɪn ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə hˌɪm.