text_original: The spirit of humanity and of reform was in the air, however, and in the reformed Parliament there were many men who had as good a gift of eloquence as the best of their opponents, and who could not be frightened out of any purpose on which they had set their minds and hearts. In 1835 the Government of Lord Melbourne brought in a measure for the abolition of the press gang {267} system and for limitation of compulsory service in the Navy to a period of five years.
text_transcription: THE SPIRIT OF HUMANITY AND OF REFORM WAS IN THE AIR HOWEVER AND IN THE REFORMED PARLIAMENT THERE WERE MANY MEN WHO HAD AS GOOD A GIFT OF ELOQUENCE AS THE BEST OF THEIR OPPONENTS AND WHO COULD NOT BE FRIGHTENED OUT OF ANY PURPOSE ON WHICH THEY HAD SET THEIR MINDS AND HEARTS IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY FIVE THE GOVERNMENT OF LORD MELBOURNE BROUGHT IN A MEASURE FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE PRESS GANG SYSTEM AND FOR LIMITATION OF COMPULSORY SERVICE IN THE NAVY TO A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS
phonemes: ðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌv hjuːmˈænᵻɾi ænd ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm wʌz ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ænd ɪnðə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmd pˈɑːɹləmənt ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni mˈɛn hˌuː hæd æz ɡˈʊd ɐ ɡˈɪft ʌv ˈɛləkwəns æz ðə bˈɛst ʌv ðɛɹ əpˈoʊnənts, ænd hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːt biː fɹˈaɪʔn̩d ˌaʊɾəv ˌɛni pˈɜːpəs ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd sˈɛt ðɛɹ mˈaɪndz ænd hˈɑːɹts. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv lˈɔːɹd mˈɛlbɚn bɹˈɔːt ɪn ɐ mˈɛʒɚ fɚðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌvðə pɹˈɛs ɡˈæŋ {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən} sˈɪstəm ænd fɔːɹ lˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən ʌv kəmpˈʌlsɚɹi sˈɜːvɪs ɪnðə nˈeɪvi tʊ ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz.