text_original: His mind had for some time been moving in this direction. In 1865, 1866, and 1867 the House had been asked to consider the question, and on the last occasion Gladstone declared that the ''time is not far distant when the Parliament of England . . . will feel it its duty to look this question fully and fairly in the face ". It was not.
text_transcription: HIS MIND HAD FOR SOME TIME BEEN MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY FIVE EIGHTEEN SIXTY SIX AND EIGHTEEN SIXTY SEVEN THE HOUSE HAD BEEN ASKED TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION AND ON THE LAST OCCASION GLADSTONE DECLARED THAT THE TIME IS NOT FAR DISTANT WHEN THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND WILL FEEL IT ITS DUTY TO LOOK THIS QUESTION FULLY AND FAIRLY IN THE FACE IT WAS NOT
phonemes: hɪz mˈaɪnd hæd fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm bˌɪn mˈuːvɪŋ ɪn ðɪs dᵻɹˈɛkʃən. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ðə hˈaʊs hɐdbɪn ˈæskt tə kənsˈɪdɚ ðə kwˈɛstʃən, ænd ɔnðə lˈæst əkˈeɪʒən ɡlˈædstoʊn dᵻklˈɛɹd ðætðə tˈaɪm ɪz nˌɑːt fˈɑːɹ dˈɪstənt wɛn ðə pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd . . . wɪl fˈiːl ɪɾ ɪts dˈuːɾi tə lˈʊk ðɪs kwˈɛstʃən fˈʊli ænd fˈɛɹli ɪnðə fˈeɪs ". ɪt wʌz nˈɑːt.