text_original: The Act was virtually identical with Hardinge's Bill of 1836 ; and its passing constituted a humiliat  ing defeat for its authors, and a triumph for their opponents. Irish Poor The same session witnessed the passing of an Irish Poor Law.
text_transcription: THE ACT WAS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL WITH HARDING'S BILL OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY FIVE AND ITS PASSING CONSTITUTED A HUMILIATING DEFEAT FOR ITS AUTHORS AND A TRIUMPH FOR THEIR OPPONENTS THE SAME SESSION WITNESSED THE PASSING OF AN IRISH POOR LAW
phonemes: ðɪ ˈækt wʌz vˈɜːtʃuːəli aɪdˈɛntɪkəl wɪð hˈɑːɹdɪndʒᵻz bˈɪl ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ; ænd ɪts pˈæsɪŋ kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɐ hjˈuːmɪlˌɪæt ˈɪŋ dᵻfˈiːt fɔːɹ ɪts ˈɔːθɚz, ænd ɐ tɹˈaɪʌmf fɔːɹ ðɛɹ əpˈoʊnənts. ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈʊɹ ðə sˈeɪm sˈɛʃən wˈɪtnəst ðə pˈæsɪŋ əvən ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈʊɹ lˈɔː.