text_original: Thus, if the due weight and influence of property could be maintained, by preserving the representation of a proportion of the small boroughs with an improved franchise, it was desirable rather to build on the old foundations than to indulge our fancy or our conceit in choosing a new site and erecting on new soil  perhaps on sand  an edifice entirely different from all that had hitherto existed."
text_transcription: THUS IF THE DUE WEIGHT AND INFLUENCE OF PROPERTY COULD BE MAINTAINED BY PRESERVING THE REPRESENTATION OF A PROPORTION OF THE SMALL BOROUGHS WITH AN IMPROVED FRANCHISE IT WAS DESIRABLE RATHER TO BUILD ON THE OLD FOUNDATIONS THAN TO INDULGE OUR FANCY OR OUR CONCEIT IN CHOOSING A NEW SIGHT AND ERECTING ON NEW SOIL PERHAPS ON SAND AN EDIFICE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM ALL THAT HAD HITHERTO EXISTED
phonemes: ðˈʌs, ɪf ðə dˈuː wˈeɪt ænd ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv pɹˈɑːpɚɾi kʊd biː meɪntˈeɪnd, baɪ pɹɪzˈɜːvɪŋ ðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən əvə pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə smˈɔːl bˈʌɹoʊz wɪð ɐn ɪmpɹˈuːvd fɹˈæntʃaɪz, ɪt wʌz dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl ɹˈæðɚ tə bˈɪld ɔnðɪ ˈoʊld faʊndˈeɪʃənz ðɐn tʊ ɪndˈʌldʒ ˌaʊɚ fˈænsi ɔːɹ ˌaʊɚ kənsˈiːt ɪn tʃˈuːzɪŋ ɐ nˈuː sˈaɪt ænd ɪɹˈɛktɪŋ ˌɔn nˈuː sˈɔɪl pɚhˈæps ˌɔn sˈænd ɐn ˈɛdɪfɪs ɛntˈaɪɚli dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌm ˈɔːl ðæt hæd hˈɪðɚtˌuː ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd."