text_original: This usage, however, is opposed to the ideas, the rules, and the practice which prevail at the present day, as, for instance, in Venice, where the notion still obtains that a citizen who has filled a great office should be ashamed to accept a less; and where the State itself permits him to decline it.
text_transcription: THIS USAGE HOWEVER IS OPPOSED TO THE IDEAS THE RULES AND THE PRACTICE WHICH PREVAIL AT THE PRESENT DAY AS FOR INSTANCE IN VENICE WHERE THE NOTION STILL OBTAINS THAT A CITIZEN WHO HAS FILLED A GREAT OFFICE SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO ACCEPT A LESS AND WHERE THE STATE ITSELF PERMITS HIM TO DECLINE IT
phonemes: ðɪs jˈuːsɪdʒ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪz əpˈoʊzd tə ðɪ aɪdˈiəz, ðə ɹˈuːlz, ænd ðə pɹˈæktɪs wˌɪtʃ pɹɪvˈeɪl æt ðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ, æz, fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, ɪn vˈɛnɪs, wˌɛɹ ðə nˈoʊʃən stˈɪl əbtˈeɪnz ðˌæɾə sˈɪɾɪzən hˌuː hɐz fˈɪld ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɑːfɪs ʃˌʊd biː ɐʃˈeɪmd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ɐ lˈɛs; ænd wˌɛɹ ðə stˈeɪt ɪtsˈɛlf pˈɜːmɪts hˌɪm tə dᵻklˈaɪn ɪt.