text_original: He might rail at the war in the _Argus_, but nobody listened. He might beg and implore that they put their house in order instead of keeping their eyes turned overseas, but it was so useless that even he sensed it was silly.
text_transcription: HE MIGHT RAIL AT THE WAR AND THE ARGUS BUT NOBODY LISTENED HE MIGHT BEG AND IMPLORE THAT THEY PUT THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER INSTEAD OF KEEPING THEIR EYES TURNED OVER SEAS BUT IT WAS SO USELESS THAT EVEN HE SENSED IT WAS SILLY
phonemes: hiː mˌaɪt ɹˈeɪl æt ðə wˈɔːɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹɡəs, bˌʌt nˈoʊbɑːdi lˈɪsənd. hiː mˌaɪt bˈɛɡ ænd ɪmplˈɔːɹ ðæt ðeɪ pˌʊt ðɛɹ hˈaʊs ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ ɪnstˈɛd ʌv kˈiːpɪŋ ðɛɹ ˈaɪz tˈɜːnd ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz sˌoʊ jˈuːsləs ðæt ˈiːvən hiː sˈɛnst ɪt wʌz sˈɪli.