text_original: How strong an influence was exerted by the Empire on the imaginations of the peoples, and how substantial were believed to be the benefits of union, is found in the fact that so few efforts were seriously made to assert a national independence and call the native soldiery to rally round it.
text_transcription: HOW STRONG AN INFLUENCE WAS EXERTED BY THE EMPIRE ON THE IMAGINATIONS OF THE PEOPLES AND HOW SUBSTANTIAL WERE BELIEVED TO BE THE BENEFITS OF UNION IS FOUND IN THE FACT THAT SO FEW EFFORTS WERE SERIOUSLY MADE TO ASSERT A NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND CALL THE NATIVE SOLDIERY TO RALLY ROUND IT
phonemes: hˌaʊ stɹˈɔŋ ɐn ˈɪnfluːəns wʌz ɛɡzˈɜːɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɔnðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə pˈiːpəlz, ænd hˌaʊ səbstˈænʃəl wɜː bᵻlˈiːvd təbi ðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪts ʌv jˈuːniən, ɪz fˈaʊnd ɪnðə fˈækt ðæt sˌoʊ fjˈuː ˈɛfɚts wɜː sˈɪɹiəsli mˌeɪd tʊ ɐsˈɜːt ɐ nˈæʃənəl ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ænd kˈɔːl ðə nˈeɪɾɪv sˈoʊldɪɚɹi tə ɹˈæli ɹˈaʊnd ɪt.