text_original: This tale may be applied in few words, To treasurers, comptrollers, stewards; And others, who, in solemn sort, Appear with slender wands at court; Not firmly join'd to keep their ground, But lashing one another round: While wise men think they ought to fight With quarterstaffs instead of white; Or constable, with staff of peace, Should come and make the clatt'ring cease; Which now disturbs the queen and court, And gives the Whigs and rabble sport.
text_transcription: THIS TALE MAY BE APPLIED IN FEW WORDS TO TREASURERS CONTROLLERS STEWARDS AND OTHERS WHO IN SOLEMN SORT APPEAR WITH SLENDER WANDS AT COURT NOT FIRMLY JOINED TO KEEP THEIR GROUND BUT LASHING ONE ANOTHER ROUND WHILE WISE MEN THINK THEY OUGHT TO FIGHT WITH QUARTER STAFFS INSTEAD OF WHITE OR CONSTABLE WITH STAFF OF PEACE SHOULD COME AND MAKE THEIR CLATTERING CEASE WHICH NOW DISTURBS THE QUEEN AND COURT AND GIVES THE WHIGS AND RABBLE SPORT
phonemes: ðɪs tˈeɪl mˈeɪ biː ɐplˈaɪd ɪn fjˈuː wˈɜːdz, tə tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚz, kɑːmtɹˈoʊlɚz, stˈuːɚdz; ænd ˈʌðɚz, hˈuː, ɪn sˈɑːləm sˈɔːɹt, ɐpˈɪɹ wɪð slˈɛndɚ wˈɔndz æt kˈɔːɹt; nˌɑːt fˈɜːmli dʒˈɔɪnd tə kˈiːp ðɛɹ ɡɹˈaʊnd, bˌʌt lˈæʃɪŋ wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ ɹˈaʊnd: wˌaɪl wˈaɪz mˈɛn θˈɪŋk ðeɪ ˈɔːt tə fˈaɪt wɪð kwˈɔːɹɾɚstˌæfs ɪnstˈɛd ʌv wˈaɪt; ɔːɹ kˈɑːnstəbəl, wɪð stˈæf ʌv pˈiːs, ʃˌʊd kˈʌm ænd mˌeɪk ðə klˈætɹɪŋ sˈiːs; wˌɪtʃ nˈaʊ dɪstˈɜːbz ðə kwˈiːn ænd kˈɔːɹt, ænd ɡˈɪvz ðə wˈɪɡz ænd ɹˈæbəl spˈɔːɹt.