text_original: 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: 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: 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.