text_original: It would be idle to contend that it is of any great service to public morality in the higher sense, but is certainly of considerable advantage as a safeguard to public decency and decorum. The censorship of the stage in England to day does not pretend to be a guardian of public morality.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE IDLE TO CONTEND THAT IT IS OF ANY GREAT SERVICE TO PUBLIC MORALITY IN THE HIGHER SENSE BUT IS CERTAINLY OF CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE AS A SAFEGUARD IN PUBLIC DECENCY AND DECORUM THE CENSORSHIP OF THE STAGE IN ENGLAND TO DAY DOES NOT PRETEND TO BE A GUARDIAN OF PUBLIC MORALITY
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː ˈaɪdəl tə kəntˈɛnd ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz ʌv ˌɛni ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɜːvɪs tə pˈʌblɪk mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi ɪnðə hˈaɪɚ sˈɛns, bˌʌt ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩li ʌv kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ æz ɐ sˈeɪfɡɑːɹd tə pˈʌblɪk dˈiːsənsi ænd dᵻkˈɔːɹəm. ðə sˈɛnsɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə stˈeɪdʒ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd tə dˈeɪ dʌznˌɑːt pɹɪtˈɛnd təbi ɐ ɡˈɑːɹdiən ʌv pˈʌblɪk mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi.