text_original: As we read the memoirs of the day, and if we believe only a part of what they tell us, making the most liberal allowance for the exaggeration of the wit and the satire of the cynic, we have to picture the political and social life of the time as a drunken orgy.
text_transcription: AS WE READ THE MEMOIRS OF THE DAY AND IF WE BELIEVE ONLY A PART OF WHAT THEY TELL US MAKING THE MOST LIBERAL ALLOWANCE FOR THE EXAGGERATION OF THE WIT AND THE SATIRE OF THE CYNIC WE HAVE TO PICTURE THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE TIME AS A DRUNKEN ORGY
phonemes: æz wiː ɹˈiːd ðə mˈɛmwɑːɹz ʌvðə dˈeɪ, ænd ɪf wiː bᵻlˈiːv ˈoʊnli ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv wʌt ðeɪ tˈɛl ˌʌs, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə mˈoʊst lˈɪbɚɹəl ɐlˈaʊəns fɚðɪ ɛɡzˌædʒɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə wˈɪt ænd ðə sˈæɾaɪɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪnɪk, wiː hæv tə pˈɪktʃɚ ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd sˈoʊʃəl lˈaɪf ʌvðə tˈaɪm æz ɐ dɹˈʌŋkən ˈɔːɹdʒi.