text_original: If by  gentle means Mr. Lo can be persnaded to stop tak  ing all the wives he can get, extorting their labor by the cudgel, and selling them and their children at will, all well and good!
text_transcription: IF BY GENTLE MEANS MISTER LOW CAN BE PERSUADED TO STOP TAKING ALL THE WIVES HE CAN GET EXTORTING THEIR LABOUR BY THE CUDGEL AND SELLING THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN AT WILL ALL WELL AND GOOD
phonemes: ɪf baɪ dʒˈɛntəl mˈiːnz mˈɪstɚ. lˈoʊ kæn biː pˈɜːsneɪdᵻd tə stˈɑːp tˈæk ˈɪŋ ˈɔːl ðə wˈaɪvz hiː kæn ɡˈɛt, ɛkstˈɔːɹɾɪŋ ðɛɹ lˈeɪbɚ baɪ ðə kˈʌdʒəl, ænd sˈɛlɪŋ ðˌɛm ænd ðɛɹ tʃˈɪldɹən ɐtwˈɪl, ˈɔːl wˈɛl ænd ɡˈʊd!