text_original: Indeed in Walpole's day it might almost have seemed as if the stage required censorship less than the ballad. Probably, if it had been thought humanly possible to prevent the publication and the circulation of scurrilous poems against eminent men and women, Walpole might have ventured on the experiment.
text_transcription: INDEED IN WALPOLE'S DAY IT MIGHT ALMOST HAVE SEEMED AS IF THE STAGE REQUIRED CENSORSHIP LESS THAN THE BALLAD PROBABLY IF IT HAD BEEN THOUGHT HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THE PUBLICATION AND THE CIRCULATION OF SCURRILOUS POEMS AGAINST EMINENT MEN AND WOMEN WALPOLE MIGHT HAVE VENTURED ON THE EXPERIMENT
phonemes: ˌɪndˈiːd ɪn wˈɔlpoʊlz dˈeɪ ɪt mˌaɪt ˈɔːlmoʊst hæv sˈiːmd æz ɪf ðə stˈeɪdʒ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd sˈɛnsɚʃˌɪp lˈɛs ðɐn ðə bˈæləd. pɹˈɑːbəbli, ɪf ɪt hɐdbɪn θˈɔːt hjˈuːmənli pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ænd ðə sˌɜːkjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv skˈɜːɹɪləs pˈoʊᵻmz ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɛmɪnənt mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn, wˈɔlpoʊl mˌaɪthɐv vˈɛntʃɚd ɔnðɪ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt.