text_original: [Sidenote: 1831  The prosecution of Cobbett] Lord Grey's Government was probably not very anxious to prosecute Cobbett, if a prosecution could have been avoided, but it was feared, perhaps, by the members of the Cabinet that some of his writings would be used by the opponents of reform as an illustration of the principles on which reform was founded, and the practices which it would encourage if the Government failed to take some decided action.
text_transcription: E LORD GREY'S GOVERNMENT WAS PROBABLY NOT VERY ANXIOUS TO PROSECUTE COBBETT IF A PROSECUTION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BUT IT WAS FEARED PERHAPS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET THAT SOME OF HIS WRITINGS WOULD BE USED BY THE OPPONENTS OF REFORM AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH REFORM WAS FOUNDED AND THE PRACTICES WHICH IT WOULD ENCOURAGE IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILED TO TAKE SOME DECIDED ACTION
phonemes: [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ðə pɹˌɑːsɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv kˈɑːbɪt] lˈɔːɹd ɡɹˈeɪz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi ˈæŋʃəs tə pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːt kˈɑːbɪt, ɪf ɐ pɹˌɑːsɪkjˈuːʃən kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn ɐvˈɔɪdᵻd, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz fˈɪɹd, pɚhˈæps, baɪ ðə mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə kˈæbᵻnət ðæt sˌʌm ʌv hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz wʊd biː jˈuːzd baɪ ðɪ əpˈoʊnənts ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm æz ɐn ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd, ænd ðə pɹˈæktɪsᵻz wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʊd ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ ɪf ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈeɪld tə tˈeɪk sˌʌm dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ˈækʃən.