text_original: Yet these men, whose companionship might be rejected by Jack Sheppard, and whose example might be avoided by Pompey Bum, are the men whose names are ceaselessly prominent in the early story of the reign, and to whose power and influence much of its calamities are directly due. [Sidenote: 1763  The Duke of Grafton] It is not easy to accord a primacy of dishonor to any one of the many statesmen whose names degrade the age.
text_transcription: YET THESE MEN WHOSE COMPANIONSHIP MIGHT BE REJECTED BY JACK SHEPARD AND WHOSE EXAMPLE MIGHT BE AVOIDED BY POMPY BUM ARE THE MEN WHOSE NAMES ARE CEASELESSLY PROMINENT IN THE EARLY STORY OF THE REIGN AND TO WHOSE POWER AND INFLUENCE MUCH OF ITS CALAMITIES ARE DIRECTLY DUE IT IS NOT EASY TO ACCORD A PRIMACY OF DISHONOR TO ANY ONE OF THE MANY STATESMEN WHOSE NAMES DEGRADE THE AGE
phonemes: jˈɛt ðiːz mˈɛn, hˌuːz kəmpˈæniənʃˌɪp mˌaɪt biː ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ dʒˈæk ʃˈɛpɚd, ænd hˌuːz ɛɡzˈæmpəl mˌaɪt biː ɐvˈɔɪdᵻd baɪ pˈɑːmpi bˈʌm, ɑːɹ ðə mˈɛn hˌuːz nˈeɪmz ɑːɹ sˈiːsləsli pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli stˈɔːɹi ʌvðə ɹˈeɪn, ænd tʊ hˌuːz pˈaʊɚɹ ænd ˈɪnfluːəns mˈʌtʃ ʌv ɪts kɐlˈæmᵻɾiz ɑːɹ dᵻɹˈɛktli dˈuː. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ðə dˈuːk ʌv ɡɹˈæftən] ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi tʊ ɐkˈɔːɹd ɐ pɹˈaɪməsi ʌv dɪsˈɑːnɚ tʊ ˌɛni wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni stˈeɪtsmɛn hˌuːz nˈeɪmz dᵻɡɹˈeɪd ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ.