text_original: Never could political opponents have found an adversary gifted with greater aptitude for turning everything to his own advantage. He had become acquainted long in advance with the resolve of the Whig leaders to convert this modern version of Cato's tragic story into a popular demonstration, and he soon made up his mind that if mortal courage, readiness, and ingenuity could bring about such a result, the 284 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE.
text_transcription: NEVER COULD POLITICAL OPPONENTS HAVE FOUND AN ADVERSARY GIFTED WITH GREATER APTITUDE FOR TURNING EVERYTHING TO HIS OWN ADVANTAGE HAD BECOME ACQUAINTED LONG IN ADVANCE WITH THE RESOLVE OF THE WHIG LEADERS TO CONVERT THIS MODERN VERSION OF CATO'S TRAGIC STORY INTO A POPULAR DEMONSTRATION AND HE SOON MADE UP HIS MIND THAT IF MORTAL COURAGE READINESS AND INGENUITY COULD BRING ABOUT SUCH A RESULT THE
phonemes: nˈɛvɚ kʊd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl əpˈoʊnənts hæv fˈaʊnd ɐn ˈædvɚsɚɹi ɡˈɪftᵻd wɪð ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈæptɪtˌuːd fɔːɹ tˈɜːnɪŋ ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ tə hɪz ˈoʊn ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ. hiː hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd lˈɔŋ ɪn ɐdvˈæns wɪððə ɹᵻzˈɑːlv ʌvðə wˈɪɡ lˈiːdɚz tə kənvˈɜːt ðɪs mˈɑːdɚn vˈɜːʒən ʌv kˈɑːɾoʊz tɹˈædʒɪk stˈɔːɹi ˌɪntʊ ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ dˌɛmənstɹˈeɪʃən, ænd hiː sˈuːn mˌeɪd ˌʌp hɪz mˈaɪnd ðæt ɪf mˈɔːɹɾəl kˈɜːɹɪdʒ, ɹˈɛdinəs, ænd ˌɪndʒᵻnjˈuːɪɾi kʊd bɹˈɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, ðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈɔːɹ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn.