text_original: If his advice had been followed it could only have led to a hopeless struggle and a futile waste of life ; but at a time when so much hesitation, so much duplicity, and so much personal self seeking distracted the counsels even of the leading statesmen it is impossible not to feel something like admiration for the one great partizan of the Stuart cause who saw his way to risk every  thing upon the momentous issue.
text_transcription: IF HIS ADVICE HAD BEEN FOLLOWED IT COULD ONLY HAVE LED TO A HOPELESS STRUGGLE AND A FUTILE WASTE OF LIFE BUT AT THE TIME WHEN SO MUCH HESITATION SO MUCH DUPLICITY AND SO MUCH PERSONAL SELF SEEKING DISTRACTED THE COUNSELS EVEN OF THE LEADING STATESMEN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO FEEL SOMETHING LIKE ADMIRATION FOR THE ONE GREAT PARTISAN OF THE STUART CAUSE WHO SAW HIS WAY TO RISK EVERYTHING UPON THE MOMENTOUS ISSUE
phonemes: ɪf hɪz ɐdvˈaɪs hɐdbɪn fˈɑːloʊd ɪt kʊd ˈoʊnli hæv lˈɛd tʊ ɐ hˈoʊpləs stɹˈʌɡəl ænd ɐ fjˈuːɾəl wˈeɪst ʌv lˈaɪf ; bˌʌt æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən, sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ duːplˈɪsᵻɾi, ænd sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ pˈɜːsənəl sˈɛlf sˈiːkɪŋ dɪstɹˈæktᵻd ðə kˈaʊnsəlz ˈiːvən ʌvðə lˈiːdɪŋ stˈeɪtsmɛn ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl nˌɑːt tə fˈiːl sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚðə wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːɹɾɪzən ʌvðə stˈuːɚt kˈɔːz hˌuː sˈɔː hɪz wˈeɪ tə ɹˈɪsk ˈɛvɹi θˈɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə moʊmˈɛntəs ˈɪʃuː.