text_original: Lord Selborne was sounded as to his willingness to become the Judge under the Act, but prudently declined the ungrateful task. Lord Penzance ac  cepted the post and lived to regret that he had ever deserted the Divorce Court.
text_transcription: LORD SELBOURNE WAS SOUNDED AS TO HIS WILLINGNESS TO BECOME THE JUDGE UNDER THE ACT BUT PRUDENTLY DECLINED THE UNGRATEFUL TASK LORD PENZANCE ACCEPTED THE POST AND LIVED TO REGRET THAT HE HAD EVER DESERTED THE DIVORCE COURT
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd sˈɛlbɔːɹn wʌz sˈaʊndᵻd æz tə hɪz wˈɪlɪŋnəs tə bɪkˌʌm ðə dʒˈʌdʒ ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈækt, bˌʌt pɹˈuːdəntli dᵻklˈaɪnd ðɪ ʌŋɡɹˈeɪtfəl tˈæsk. lˈɔːɹd pɛnzˈæns ˌeɪsˈiː sˈɛptᵻd ðə pˈoʊst ænd lˈɪvd tə ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt ðæt hiː hæd ˈɛvɚ dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd ðə dᵻvˈɔːɹs kˈɔːɹt.