text_original: Nothing like that proposal had ever been heard of under similar conditions in English affairs up to that time. What seemed to most persons the most natural and proper plan  the seemly, becoming, and orderly plan  would have been to allow the sovereign or some great State {270} personage to select the Court architect who might be thought most fitting to be intrusted with so great a task, and let him work out, as best he could, the pleasure of his illustrious patron.
text_transcription: NOTHING LIKE THAT PROPOSAL HAD EVER BEEN HEARD OF UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN ENGLISH AFFAIRS UP TO THAT TIME WHAT SEEMED TO MOST PERSONS THE MOST NATURAL AND PROPER PLAN THE SEEMLY BECOMING AND ORDERLY PLAN WHICH WOULD BEEN TO ALLOW THE SOVEREIGN OR SOME OTHER GREAT STATE PERSONAGE TO SELECT THE COURT ARCHITECT WHO MIGHT BE THOUGHT MOST FITTING TO BE ENTRUSTED WITH SO GREAT A TASK AND LET HIM WORK OUT AS BEST HE COULD THE PLEASURE OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS PATRON
phonemes: nˈʌθɪŋ lˈaɪk ðæt pɹəpˈoʊzəl hæd ˈɛvɚ bˌɪn hˈɜːd ʌv ˌʌndɚ sˈɪmɪlɚ kəndˈɪʃənz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɐfˈɛɹz ˌʌp tə ðæt tˈaɪm. wˌʌt sˈiːmd tə mˈoʊst pˈɜːsənz ðə mˈoʊst nˈætʃɚɹəl ænd pɹˈɑːpɚ plˈæn ðə sˈiːmli, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ, ænd ˈɔːɹdɚli plˈæn wʊdhɐv bˌɪn tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ɔːɹ sˌʌm ɡɹˈeɪt stˈeɪt {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti} pˈɜːsənɪdʒ tə sᵻlˈɛkt ðə kˈɔːɹt ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt hˌuː mˌaɪt biː θˈɔːt mˈoʊst fˈɪɾɪŋ təbi ɪntɹˈʌstᵻd wɪð sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt ɐ tˈæsk, ænd lˈɛt hˌɪm wˈɜːk ˈaʊt, æz bˈɛst hiː kˈʊd, ðə plˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv hɪz ɪlˈʌstɹiəs pˈeɪtɹən.