text_original: All this had changed in the days of George the Second. There had been a gradual and marked improvement in the moral tone of the drama, unaccompanied, it must be owned, by any very decided improvement in the moral tone of society. Perhaps the main difference between the time of the Restoration and that of the early Georges is that the vice of the Restoration was wanton school boy vice, and that of the early Georges the vice of mature and practical men.
text_transcription: ALL THIS HAD CHANGED IN THE DAYS OF GEORGE THE SECOND THERE HAD BEEN A GRADUAL AND MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE MORAL TONE OF THE DRAMA UNACCOMPANIED IT MUST BE OWED BY ANY VERY DECIDED IMPROVEMENT IN THE MORAL TONE OF SOCIETY PERHAPS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE RESTORATION AND THAT OF THE EARLY GEORGES IS THAT THE VICE OF THE RESTORATION WAS WANTON SCHOOLBOY VICE AND THAT OF THE EARLY GEORGES THE VICE OF MATURE AND PRACTICAL MEN
phonemes: ˈɔːl ðɪs hæd tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ðə sˈɛkənd. ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ɐ ɡɹˈædʒuːəl ænd mˈɑːɹkt ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ɪnðə mˈɔːɹəl tˈoʊn ʌvðə dɹˈɑːmə, ʌnɐkˈʌmpənid, ɪt mˈʌst biː ˈoʊnd, baɪ ˌɛni vˈɛɹi dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ɪnðə mˈɔːɹəl tˈoʊn ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi. pɚhˈæps ðə mˈeɪn dˈɪfɹəns bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ðæt ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz ɪz ðætðə vˈaɪs ʌvðə ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz wˈɔntən skˈuːl bˈɔɪ vˈaɪs, ænd ðæt ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz ðə vˈaɪs ʌv mətʃˈʊɹ ænd pɹˈæktɪkəl mˈɛn.