text_original: If we can imagine some intelligent student of history becoming acquainted for the first time with the conditions of the struggle up to the moment we have now reached, and know  ing nothing of what happened afterwards, we shall probably come to the conclusion that such a student would have anticipated anything rather than that quiet and prosaic termination of the crisis which England was so soon to see. Meanwhile the Queen was sinking fast.
text_transcription: IF WE CAN IMAGINE SOME INTELLIGENT STUDENT OF HISTORY BECOMING ACQUAINTED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE STRUGGLE UP TO THE MOMENT WE HAVE NOW REACHED AND KNOWING NOTHING OF WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS WE SHALL PROBABLY COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT SUCH A STUDENT WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED ANYTHING RATHER THAN THAT QUIET AND PROSAIC TERMINATION OF THE CRISIS WHICH ENGLAND WAS SO SOON TO SEE MEANWHILE THE QUEEN WAS SINKING FAST
phonemes: ɪf wiː kæn ɪmˈædʒɪn sˌʌm ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt stˈuːdənt ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm wɪððə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌvðə stɹˈʌɡəl ˌʌp tə ðə mˈoʊmənt wiː hæv nˈaʊ ɹˈiːtʃt, ænd nˈoʊ ˈɪŋ nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv wʌt hˈæpənd ˈæftɚwɚdz, wiːʃˌɐl pɹˈɑːbəbli kˈʌm tə ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɐ stˈuːdənt wʊdhɐv æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðæt kwˈaɪət ænd pɹəsˈeɪɪk tˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kɹˈaɪsɪs wˌɪtʃ ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz sˌoʊ sˈuːn tə sˈiː. mˈiːnwaɪl ðə kwˈiːn wʌz sˈɪŋkɪŋ fˈæst.