text_original: He was at last coming to be recognised as one of the established sovereigns of Europe. For a long time he had been treated by Western diplomacy merely as the Duke of Muscovy, and when the original Grand Alliance was in process of formation, the thought had not come into the minds of English or of German statesmen that he could possibly be regarded as a fitting personage to take part in such a federation.
text_transcription: HE WAS AT LAST COMING TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE ESTABLISHED SOVEREIGNS OF EUROPE FOR A LONG TIME HE HAD BEEN TREATED BY WESTERN DIPLOMACY MERELY AS THE DUKE OF MOSCOWVIE AND WHEN THE ORIGINAL GRAND ALLIANCE WAS IN PROCESS OF FORMATION THE THOUGHT HAD NOT COME INTO THE MINDS OF ENGLISH OR OF GERMAN STATESMEN THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY BE REGARDED AS A FITTING PERSONAGE TO TAKE PART IN SUCH A FEDERATION
phonemes: hiː wʌz æt lˈæst kˈʌmɪŋ təbi ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃt sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp. fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm hiː hɐdbɪn tɹˈiːɾᵻd baɪ wˈɛstɚn dɪplˈoʊməsi mˈɪɹli æz ðə dˈuːk ʌv mˈʌskɑːvi, ænd wɛn ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɡɹˈænd ɐlˈaɪəns wʌz ɪn pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən, ðə θˈɔːt hæd nˌɑːt kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈaɪndz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɔːɹ ʌv dʒˈɜːmən stˈeɪtsmɛn ðæt hiː kʊd pˈɑːsᵻbli biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ fˈɪɾɪŋ pˈɜːsənɪdʒ tə tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən.