text_original: Neither England nor Hanover could have benefited much by her living long enough to interpose a reign, which must needs have been short, between the 1714 THE DEATH OF THE ELECTEESS. 277 sovereignty of Queen Anne and the rule of George the Eirst. But there is something curiously, almost grotesquely, grim and tragic in this story of the letters sent by the fading Queen of England and the event which, from whatever cause, followed their reception by the aged Electress of Hanover.
text_transcription: NEITHER ENGLAND NOR HANOVER COULD HAVE BENEFITED MUCH BY HER LIVING LONG ENOUGH TO INTERPOSE A REIGN WHICH MUST NEEDS HAVE BEEN SHORT BETWEEN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF QUEEN ANNE AND THE RULE OF GEORGE THE FIRST BUT THERE IS SOMETHING CURIOUSLY ALMOST GROTESQUELY GRIM AND TRAGIC IN THE STORY OF THE LETTERS SENT BY THE FADING QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND THE EVENT WHICH FROM WHATEVER CAUSE FOLLOWED THEIR RECEPTION BY THE AGED ELECTRESS OF HANOVER
phonemes: nˈiːðɚɹ ˈɪŋɡlənd nˈɔːɹ hˈænoʊvɚ kˌʊdɐv bˈɛnɪfˌɪɾᵻd mˈʌtʃ baɪ hɜː lˈɪvɪŋ lˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf tʊ ˌɪntɚpˈoʊz ɐ ɹˈeɪn, wˌɪtʃ mˈʌst nˈiːdz hɐvbɪn ʃˈɔːɹt, bᵻtwˌiːn ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn ðə dˈɛθ ʌvðɪ ᵻlˈɛktiːs. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn ænd ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ðɪ ˈaɪrst. bˌʌt ðɛɹ ɪz sˈʌmθɪŋ kjˈʊɹɹiəsli, ˈɔːlmoʊst ɡɹoʊtˈɛskli, ɡɹˈɪm ænd tɹˈædʒɪk ɪn ðɪs stˈɔːɹi ʌvðə lˈɛɾɚz sˈɛnt baɪ ðə fˈeɪdɪŋ kwˈiːn ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt wˈɪtʃ, fɹʌm wʌtˈɛvɚ kˈɔːz, fˈɑːloʊd ðɛɹ ɹᵻsˈɛpʃən baɪ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒd ᵻlˈɛktɹəs ʌv hˈænoʊvɚ.