text_original: Some of the more recent elections had shown that the reform spirit was obtaining the mastery in constituencies from which nothing of the kind had been expected a short time before, and it seemed to most of the Whig leaders that the existing Parliament was the last bulwark against the progress of reform.
text_transcription: SOME OF THE MORE RECENT ELECTIONS HAD SHOWN THAT THE REFORMED SPIRIT WAS OBTAINING THE MASTERY IN CONSTITUENCIES FROM WHICH NOTHING OF THE KIND HAD BEEN EXPECTED A SHORT TIME BEFORE AND IT SEEMED TO MOST OF THE WHIG LEADERS THAT THE EXISTING PARLIAMENT WAS THE LAST BULWARK AGAINST THE PROGRESS OF REFORM
phonemes: sˌʌm ʌvðə mˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːsənt ᵻlˈɛkʃənz hæd ʃˈoʊn ðætðə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm spˈɪɹɪt wʌz əbtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə mˈæstɚɹi ɪn kənstˈɪtʃuːənsiz fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ nˈʌθɪŋ ʌvðə kˈaɪnd hɐdbɪn ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ænd ɪt sˈiːmd tə mˈoʊst əv ðə wˈɪɡ lˈiːdɚz ðætðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ pˈɑːɹləmənt wʌzðə lˈæst bˈʊlwɔːɹk ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm.