text_original: Perhaps a drunken young lad was brought up to be married in a half unconscious state to some elderly prostitute, perhaps some rich young woman was carried off against her will to be married forcibly to some man who wanted her money. The Fleet parson asked no questions, did his work, and pocketed his fee — ^and the marriage was legal. Lord Hardwicke's Act stopped the business and relegated the Fleet parson to the pages of romance.
text_transcription: PERHAPS A DRUNKEN YOUNG MAN WAS BROUGHT UP TO BE MARRIED IN A HALF UNCONSCIOUS STATE TO SOME ELDERLY PROSTITUTE PERHAPS SOME RICH YOUNG WOMAN WAS CARRIED OFF AGAINST HER WILL TO BE MARRIED FORCIBLY TO SOME MAN WHO WANTED HER MONEY THE FLEET PARSON ASKED NO QUESTIONS DID HIS WORK AND POCKETED HIS FEE AND THE MARRIAGE WAS LEGAL LORD HARDWICK'S ACT STOPPED THE BUSINESS AND RELEGATED THE FLEET PARSON TO THE PAGES OF ROMANCE
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ɐ dɹˈʌŋkən jˈʌŋ lˈæd wʌz bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp təbi mˈæɹid ɪn ɐ hˈæf ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs stˈeɪt tə sˌʌm ˈɛldɚli pɹˈɑːstɪtˌuːt, pɚhˈæps sˌʌm ɹˈɪtʃ jˈʌŋ wˈʊmən wʌz kˈæɹid ˈɔf ɐɡˈɛnst hɜː wˈɪltə biː mˈæɹid fˈɔːɹsᵻbli tə sˌʌm mˈæn hˌuː wˈɔntᵻd hɜː mˈʌni. ðə flˈiːt pˈɑːɹsən ˈæskt nˈoʊ kwˈɛstʃənz, dˈɪd hɪz wˈɜːk, ænd pˈɑːkɪɾᵻd hɪz fˈiː — ænd ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ wʌz lˈiːɡəl. lˈɔːɹd hˈɑːɹdwɪks ˈækt stˈɑːpt ðə bˈɪznəs ænd ɹˈɛlᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd ðə flˈiːt pˈɑːɹsən tə ðə pˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌv ɹoʊmˈæns.