text_original: The Hanoverian princes had never tried, as the Stuart sovereigns had tried, to stop by peremptory legislation the spread of the metropolis.
text_transcription: THE HANOVERIAN PRINCES HAD NEVER TRIED AS THE STUART SOVEREIGNS HAD TRIED TO STOP BY PEREMPTORY LEGISLATION THE SPREAD OF THE METROPOLIS
phonemes: ðə hˌænoʊvˈɪɹiən pɹˈɪnsᵻz hæd nˈɛvɚ tɹˈaɪd, æz ðə stˈuːɚt sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz hæd tɹˈaɪd, tə stˈɑːp baɪ pɚɹˈɛmptɚɹi lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən ðə spɹˈɛd ʌvðə mətɹˈɑːpəlˌɪs.