text_original: It would be needless to say that the Gin Act and the agitation concerning it called also into existence a whole literature of pamphlets, ballads, libels, and lampoons. The agitation ran its course during some two years, more than once threatened to involve the country in serious disturbance, and died out at last when the legislation which had caused so much tumult was quietly allowed to become a dead letter. 3* i$8 A HISTORT OF THE FOUR GEORGEa CH.xziy.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THE GIN ACT AND THE AGITATION CONCERNING IT CALLED ALSO INTO EXISTENCE A WHOLE LITERATURE OF PAMPHLETS BALLADS LIBELS AND LAMPOONS THE AGITATION RAN ITS COURSE DURING SOME TWO YEARS MORE THAN ONCE THREATENED TO INVOLVE THE COUNTRY IN SERIOUS DISTURBANCE AND DIED OUT AT LAST WHEN THE LEGISLATION WHICH HAD CAUSED SO MUCH TUMULT WAS QUIETLY ALLOWED TO BECOME A DEAD LETTER
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː nˈiːdləs tə sˈeɪ ðætðə dʒˈɪn ˈækt ænd ðɪ ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ɪt kˈɔːld ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌɪntʊ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ɐ hˈoʊl lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv pˈæmflɪts, bˈælədz, lˈaɪbəlz, ænd læmpˈuːnz. ðɪ ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən ɹˈæn ɪts kˈɔːɹs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ sˌʌm tˈuː jˈɪɹz, mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns θɹˈɛʔn̩d tʊ ɪnvˈɑːlv ðə kˈʌntɹi ɪn sˈɪɹiəs dɪstˈɜːbəns, ænd dˈaɪd ˈaʊt æt lˈæst wɛn ðə lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ hæd kˈɔːzd sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ tˈuːmʌlt wʌz kwˈaɪətli ɐlˈaʊd tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ dˈɛd lˈɛɾɚ. θɹˈiː ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈaɪ dˈɑːlɚɹ ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɔːɹt ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒiə sˌiːˈeɪtʃ.ˈɛkszˈɪi.