text_original: The lot of the Christians was no whit better than before the Crimean War, and all unofficial classes gi oaned under the op  pressiveness and uncertainty of a fiscal system which nevertheless starved the lYeasuiy.
text_transcription: THE LOT OF THE CHRISTIANS WAS NO WHIT BETTER THAN BEFORE THE CRIMEAN WAR AND ALL UNOFFICIAL CLASSES GROANED UNDER THE OPPRESSIVENESS AND UNCERTAINTY OF A FISCAL SYSTEM WHICH NEVERTHELESS STARVED THE TREASURY
phonemes: ðə lˈɑːt ʌvðə kɹˈɪstʃənz wʌz nˈoʊ wˈɪt bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə kɹaɪmˈiən wˈɔːɹ, ænd ˈɔːl ʌnəfˈɪʃəl klˈæsᵻz ɡˈiː ˈoʊnd ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɑːp pɹˈɛsɪvnəs ænd ʌnsˈɜːtənti əvə fˈɪskəl sˈɪstəm wˌɪtʃ nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs stˈɑːɹvd ðɪ ˈɛl jˈiːsuːˌɪi.