text_original: Parliament and the country were solemnly warned that if such relaxation of the death punishment were sanctioned by law, the smaller class of tradesmen would have to give up their shops and their business altogether, because it would be utterly impossible for them {21} to keep any goods in their windows or on their shelves if the punishment of death were not maintained for the theft of a shawl or a snuff box.
text_transcription: PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNTRY WERE SOLEMNLY WARNED THAT IF SUCH RELAXATION OF THE DEATH PUNISHMENT WERE SANCTIONED BY LAW THE SMALLER CLASS OF TRADESMEN WOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP THEIR SHOPS AND THEIR BUSINESS ALTOGETHER BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO KEEP ANY GOODS IN THEIR WINDOWS OR ON THEIR SHELVES IF THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH WERE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THE THEFT OF A SHAWL OR A SNUFF BOX
phonemes: pˈɑːɹləmənt ænd ðə kˈʌntɹi wɜː sˈɑːləmli wˈɔːɹnd ðæt ɪf sˈʌtʃ ɹᵻlɐksˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dˈɛθ pˈʌnɪʃmənt wɜː sˈæŋkʃənd baɪ lˈɔː, ðə smˈɔːlɚ klˈæs ʌv tɹˈeɪdzmɛn wʊdhˌævtə ɡˈɪv ˌʌp ðɛɹ ʃˈɑːps ænd ðɛɹ bˈɪznəs ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ, bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʊd biː ˈʌɾɚli ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ðˌɛm {twˈɛnti wˈʌn} tə kˈiːp ˌɛni ɡˈʊdz ɪn ðɛɹ wˈɪndoʊz ɔːɹ ˌɔn ðɛɹ ʃˈɛlvz ɪf ðə pˈʌnɪʃmənt ʌv dˈɛθ wɜː nˌɑːt meɪntˈeɪnd fɚðə θˈɛft əvə ʃˈɔːl ɔːɹ ɐ snˈʌf bˈɑːks.