text_original: This gave the House of Lords its opportunity. The Commons The Lords were more than lukewarm about the repeal of the ''taxes on know  ^nce^"' ledge," as Mr. Gladstone grandiloquently termed them. The Cabinet was notoriously divided on the subject.'^ On May 5th the Prime Minister spoke for forty five minutes against the Paper Duties Bill in 1 NineteeJtth Century, February, 1880. 2 cf.
text_transcription: THIS GAVE THE HOUSE OF LORDS ITS OPPORTUNITY THE COMMONS WERE MORE THAN LUKEWARM ABOUT THE REPEAL OF THE TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE AS MISTER GLADSTONE GRANDILOQUENTLY TERMED THEM THE CABINET WAS NOTORIOUSLY DIVIDED ON THE SUBJECT ON MAY FIFTH THE PRIME MINISTER SPOKE FOR FORTY FIVE MINUTES AGAINST THE PAPER DUTIES BIL
phonemes: ðɪs ɡˈeɪv ðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz ɪts ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi. ðə kˈɑːmənz ðə lˈɔːɹdz wɜː mˈɔːɹ ðɐn lˈuːkwɔːɹm ɐbˌaʊt ðə ɹᵻpˈiːl ʌvðə tˈæksᵻz ˌɔn nˈoʊ ˌɛnsˌiːˈiː"lˈɛdʒ," æz mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn ɡɹˈændɪlˌɑːkwəntli tˈɜːmd ðˌɛm. ðə kˈæbᵻnət wʌz noʊtˈɔːɹiəsli dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt.ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈɪfθ ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ spˈoʊk fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv mˈɪnɪts ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈeɪpɚ dˈuːɾiz bˈɪl ɪn wˈʌn nˈaɪntiː dʒˌeɪtˌiːtˌiːˈeɪtʃ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi. tˈuː sˌiːˈɛf.