text_original: But it is certain that the signs of the King's unpopularity were now as significant as were the signs of Wilkes's popularity. It had been said that at this time a good half of the King's subjects preferred Wilkes to their King.
text_transcription: BUT IT IS CERTAIN THAT THE SIGNS OF THE KING'S UNPOPULARITY WERE NOW AS SIGNIFICANT AS WERE THE SIGNS OF WILKES POPULARITY IT HAD BEEN SAID THAT AT THIS TIME A GOOD HALF OF THE KING'S SUBJECTS PREFERRED WILKES TO THEIR KING
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðætðə sˈaɪnz ʌvðə kˈɪŋz ʌnpˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi wɜː nˈaʊ æz sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt æz wɜː ðə sˈaɪnz ʌv wˈɪlksᵻz pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi. ɪt hɐdbɪn sˈɛd ðæt æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ɐ ɡˈʊd hˈæf ʌvðə kˈɪŋz sˈʌbdʒɛkts pɹɪfˈɜːd wˈɪlks tə ðɛɹ kˈɪŋ.