text_original: Walpole agreed to the terms, bought the play, paid the money, and then proceeded at once to make the fact that such a piece had been written, and but for his payment might have been played, an excuse for the introduction of a measure to put the whole English stage under restriction, and to brand it with terms of shame.
text_transcription: WALPOLE AGREED TO THE TERMS BOUGHT THE PLAY PAID THE MONEY AND THEN PROCEEDED AT ONCE TO MAKE THE FACT THAT SUCH A PIECE HAD BEEN WRITTEN AND BUT FOR HIS PAYMENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PLAYED AN EXCUSE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A MEASURE TO PUT THE WHOLE ENGLISH STAGE UNDER RESTRICTION AND TO BRAND IT WITH TERMS OF SHAME
phonemes: wˈɔlpoʊl ɐɡɹˈiːd tə ðə tˈɜːmz, bˈɔːt ðə plˈeɪ, pˈeɪd ðə mˈʌni, ænd ðˈɛn pɹəsˈiːdᵻd ɐtwˈʌns tə mˌeɪk ðə fˈækt ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈiːs hɐdbɪn ɹˈɪʔn̩, ænd bˌʌt fɔːɹ hɪz pˈeɪmənt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn plˈeɪd, ɐn ɛkskjˈuːs fɚðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən əvə mˈɛʒɚ tə pˌʊt ðə hˈoʊl ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪdʒ ˌʌndɚ ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃən, ænd tə bɹˈænd ɪt wɪð tˈɜːmz ʌv ʃˈeɪm.