text_original: He had broken the power of the House of Lords and had strengthened that of the House of Commons. The hereditary Chamber might perhaps be relied upon to stand firmly against a popular clamor, but it would be impossible to expect such firmness at such a time from an elective assembly of al  most any sort.
text_transcription: HE HAD BROKEN THE POWER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND HAD STRENGTHENED THAT OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THE HEREDITARY CHAMBER MIGHT PERHAPS BE RELIED UPON TO STAND FIRMLY AGAINST A POPULAR CLAMOUR BUT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPECT SUCH FIRMNESS AT SUCH A TIME FROM AN ELECTIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALMOST ANY SORT
phonemes: hiː hæd bɹˈoʊkən ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz ænd hæd stɹˈɛŋθənd ðæt ʌvðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz. ðə hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi tʃˈeɪmbɚ mˌaɪt pɚhˈæps biː ɹᵻlˈaɪd əpˌɑːn tə stˈænd fˈɜːmli ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ klˈæmɚ, bˌʌt ɪt wʊd biː ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ɛkspˈɛkt sˈʌtʃ fˈɜːmnəs æt sˈʌtʃ ɐ tˈaɪm fɹʌm ɐn ᵻlˈɛktɪv ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv ˈæl mˈoʊst ˌɛni sˈɔːɹt.