text_original: Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned. For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables. As the place is now partially, if not altogether, swept away, and a wide and airy street passes through the midst of its foul recesses, a slight sketch may be given of its former appearance.
text_transcription: OF LATE THE PROGRESS OF IMPROVEMENT HAS CAUSED ITS REMOVAL BUT WHETHER ANY LESS COGENT MOTIVE WOULD HAVE ABATED THE NUISANCE MAY BE QUESTIONED FOR YEARS THE EVIL WAS FELT AND COMPLAINED OF BUT NO EFFORT WAS MADE TO REMEDY IT OR TO CLEANSE THESE WORSE THAN AUDIENT STABLES AS THE PLACE IS NOW PARTIALLY IF NOT ALTOGETHER SWEPT AWAY AND A WIDE AND AIRY STREET PASSES THROUGH THE MIDST OF ITS FOUL RECESSES A SLIGHT SKETCH MAY BE GIVEN OF ITS FORMER APPEARANCE
phonemes: ʌv lˈeɪt, ðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌv ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt hɐz kˈɔːzd ɪts ɹᵻmˈuːvəl; bˌʌt wˈɛðɚɹ ˌɛni lˈɛs kˈoʊdʒənt mˈoʊɾɪv wʊdhɐv ɐbˈeɪɾᵻd ðə nˈuːsəns mˈeɪ biː kwˈɛstʃənd. fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ðɪ ˈiːvəl wʌz fˈɛlt ænd kəmplˈeɪnd ʌv, bˌʌt nˈoʊ ˈɛfɚt wʌz mˌeɪd tə ɹˈɛmədi ɪt, ɔːɹ tə klˈɛnz ðiːz wˈɜːs ðɐn ˈɔːdʒiən stˈeɪbəlz. æz ðə plˈeɪs ɪz nˈaʊ pˈɑːɹʃəli, ɪf nˌɑːt ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ, swˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ, ænd ɐ wˈaɪd ænd ˈɛɹi stɹˈiːt pˈæsᵻz θɹuː ðə mˈɪdst ʌv ɪts fˈaʊl ɹˈiːsɛsᵻz, ɐ slˈaɪt skˈɛtʃ mˈeɪ biː ɡˈɪvən ʌv ɪts fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns.