text_original: There was an ardent appreciation, an uncompromising worship of the fine feathers that make fine birds. [Sidenote: 1761  The wine drinking propensities of the age] The social system of the polite world had been slowly changing with the successive Georges. The familiar events in the lives of the well to do classes were growing steadily later. The dinner hour, which was generally at noon or one in the reign of Queen Anne, had crept on to three o'clock under the first, and to four o'clock under the second George.
text_transcription: THERE WAS AN ARDENT APPRECIATION AND UNCOMPROMISING WORSHIP OF THE FINE FEATHERS THAT MAKE FINE BIRDS THE SOCIAL SYSTEM OF THE POLITE WORLD HAD BEEN SLOWLY CHANGING WITH THE SUCCESSIVE GEORGES THE FAMILIAR EVENTS IN THE LIVES OF THE WELL TO DO CLASSES WERE GROWING STEADILY LATER THE DINNER HOUR WHICH WAS GENERALLY AT NOON OR ONE IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE HAD CREPT DOWN TO THREE O'CLOCK UNDER THE FIRST AND TO FOUR O'CLOCK UNDER THE SECOND GEORGE
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ˈɑːɹdənt ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən, ɐn ʌŋkˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ wˈɜːʃɪp ʌvðə fˈaɪn fˈɛðɚz ðæt mˌeɪk fˈaɪn bˈɜːdz. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ðə wˈaɪn dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ pɹəpˈɛnsᵻɾiz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ] ðə sˈoʊʃəl sˈɪstəm ʌvðə pəlˈaɪt wˈɜːld hɐdbɪn slˈoʊli tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ wɪððə səksˈɛsɪv dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. ðə fəmˈɪlɪɹ ᵻvˈɛnts ɪnðə lˈaɪvz ʌvðə wˈɛl tə dˈuː klˈæsᵻz wɜː ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ stˈɛdili lˈeɪɾɚ. ðə dˈɪnɚɹ ˈaʊɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli æt nˈuːn ɔːɹ wˈʌn ɪnðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn, hæd kɹˈɛpt ˌɔn tə θɹˈiː əklˈɑːk ˌʌndɚ ðə fˈɜːst, ænd tə fˈɔːɹ əklˈɑːk ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈɛkənd dʒˈɔːɹdʒ.