text_original: The general public were as ignorant of and as indifferent to the American colonies as if they were situated in the mountains of the moon. The major part of the small minority that really did seek or desire information about America gained it from the same poisonous sources that inspired the Government, and based their theories of colonial reform upon the peevish epistles, often mendacious and always one sided, which fed the intelligences of the Lords of Trade.
text_transcription: THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE AS IGNORANT OF AND AS INDIFFERENT TO THE AMERICAN COLONIES AS IF THEY WERE SITUATED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON THE MAJOR PART OF THE SMALL MINORITY THAT REALLY DID SEEK OR DESIRE INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICA GAINED IT FROM THE SAME POISONOUS SOURCES THAT INSPIRED THE GOVERNMENT AND BASED THEIR THEORIES OF COLONIAL REFORM UPON THE PEEVISH EPISTLES OFTEN MENDACIOUS AND ALWAYS ONE SIDED WHICH FED THE INTELLIGENCES OF THE LORDS OF TRADE
phonemes: ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pˈʌblɪk wɜːɹ æz ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ʌv ænd æz ɪndˈɪfɹənt tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːləniz æz ɪf ðeɪ wɜː sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə mˈaʊntɪnz ʌvðə mˈuːn. ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə smˈɔːl maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ðæt ɹˈiəli dˈɪd sˈiːk ɔːɹ dɪzˈaɪɚɹ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ɡˈeɪnd ɪt fɹʌmðə sˈeɪm pˈɔɪzənəs sˈɔːɹsᵻz ðæt ɪnspˈaɪɚd ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ænd bˈeɪst ðɛɹ θˈiəɹiz ʌv kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm əpˌɑːn ðə pˈiːvɪʃ ᵻpˈɪsəlz, ˈɔfən mɛndˈeɪʃəs ænd ˈɔːlweɪz wˈʌn sˈaɪdᵻd, wˌɪtʃ fˈɛd ðɪ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənsᵻz ʌvðə lˈɔːɹdz ʌv tɹˈeɪd.