text_original: But no censor would think of refusing to allow the performance of " Tlie Lady of Lyons." The 1737. THE PLAYHOUSE BILU 99 censor regards it as his duty to take care that indecent words are not spoken, and that what society considers in  decent dressing is not exhibited. That is not much, it may be said, but it is better than nothing, and it is all we can get or would have. The censor cannot go ahead of the prevailing habits ^nd the common opinion of the society of his day.
text_transcription: BUT NO CENSOR WOULD THINK OF REFUSING TO ALLOW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LADY OF LEON THE CENSOR REGARDS IT AS HIS DUTY TO TAKE CARE THAT INDECENT WORDS ARE NOT SPOKEN AND THAT WHAT SOCIETY CONSIDERS INDECENT DRESSING IS NOT EXHIBITED THAT IS NOT MUCH IT MAY BE SAID BUT IT IS BETTER THAN NOTHING AND IT IS ALL WE CAN GET OR WE HAVE THE CENSOR CANNOT GO AHEAD OF THE PREVAILING HABITS AND THE COMMON OPINION OF THE SOCIETY OF HIS DAY
phonemes: bˌʌt nˈoʊ sˈɛnsɚ wʊd θˈɪŋk ʌv ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðə pɚfˈɔːɹməns ʌv " tˈiːlˈaɪ lˈeɪdi ʌv lˈaɪɑːnz." ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən. ðə plˈeɪhaʊs bˈɪluː nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn sˈɛnsɚ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz ɪɾ æz hɪz dˈuːɾi tə tˈeɪk kˈɛɹ ðæt ˌɪndˈiːsənt wˈɜːdz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt spˈoʊkən, ænd ðæt wʌt səsˈaɪəɾi kənsˈɪdɚz ɪn dˈiːsənt dɹˈɛsɪŋ ɪz nˌɑːt ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd. ðæt ɪz nˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ, ɪt mˈeɪ biː sˈɛd, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn nˈʌθɪŋ, ænd ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔːl wiː kæn ɡɛt ɔːɹ wˈʊdhæv. ðə sˈɛnsɚ kænˈɑːt ɡˌoʊ ɐhˈɛd ʌvðə pɹɪvˈeɪlɪŋ hˈæbɪts ˌɛndˈiː ðə kˈɑːmən əpˈɪniən ʌvðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv hɪz dˈeɪ.