text_original: It is an effective example of the ineffectiveness of a mere policy of coercion that, at a time when the penal laws of Great Britain were ferocious to a degree that would have disgraced Dahomey, the laws were so frequently defied, and defied with impunity.
text_transcription: IT IS AN EFFECTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF A MERE POLICY OF COERCION THAT AT A TIME WHEN THE PENAL LAWS OF GREAT BRITAIN WERE FEROCIOUS TO A DEGREE THAT WOULD HAVE DISRACED DAHOMEY THE LAWS WERE SO FREQUENTLY DEFIED AND DEFIED WITH IMPUNITY
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɐn ɪfˈɛktɪv ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌvðɪ ɪnɪfˈɛktɪvnəs əvə mˈɪɹ pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv kˌoʊˈɜːʃən ðˈæt, æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn ðə pˈiːnəl lˈɔːz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən wɜː fəɹˈoʊʃəs tʊ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ðæt wʊdhɐv dɪsɡɹˈeɪst dɐhˈoʊmi, ðə lˈɔːz wɜː sˌoʊ fɹˈiːkwəntli dᵻfˈaɪd, ænd dᵻfˈaɪd wɪð ɪmpjˈuːnᵻɾi.