text_original: It does not appear that he had from the first any great wish to become King of England, and it can hardly be sup  posed that he had imagination enough to inspire him with a sense of the historic grandeur with which such a dignity must invest him.
text_transcription: IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT HE HAD FROM THE FIRST ANY GREAT WISH TO BECOME KING OF ENGLAND AND IT CAN HARDLY BE SUPPOSED THAT HE HAD IMAGINATION ENOUGH TO INSPIRE HIM WITH A SENSE OF THE HISTORIC GRANDEUR WITH WHICH SUCH A DIGNITY MUST INVEST HIM
phonemes: ɪt dʌznˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ ðæt hiː hæd fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst ˌɛni ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɪʃ tə bɪkˌʌm kˈɪŋ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd ɪt kæn hˈɑːɹdli biː sˈʌp pˈoʊzd ðæt hiː hæd ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪnˈʌf tʊ ɪnspˈaɪɚ hˌɪm wɪð ɐ sˈɛns ʌvðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ɡɹændˈʊɹ wɪð wˌɪtʃ sˈʌtʃ ɐ dˈɪɡnᵻɾi mˈʌst ɪnvˈɛst hˌɪm.