text_original: These letters had their influence upon the persons of importance to whom they were addressed. They formed the minds of ministers; they fed the fancies of the King. They served to bolster up the singular system of ignorance and incapacity which went by the name of colonial administration.
text_transcription: THESE LETTERS HAD THEIR INFLUENCE UPON THE PERSONS OF IMPORTANCE TO WHOM THEY WERE ADDRESSED THEY FORMED THE MINDS OF MINISTERS THEY FED THE FANCIES OF THE KING THEY SERVED TO BOLSTER UP THIS SINGULAR SYSTEM OF IGNORANCE AND INCAPACITY WHICH WENT BY THE NAME OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
phonemes: ðiːz lˈɛɾɚz hæd ðɛɹ ˈɪnfluːəns əpˌɑːn ðə pˈɜːsənz ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns tə hˈuːm ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐdɹˈɛst. ðeɪ fˈɔːɹmd ðə mˈaɪndz ʌv mˈɪnɪstɚz; ðeɪ fˈɛd ðə fˈænsiz ʌvðə kˈɪŋ. ðeɪ sˈɜːvd tə bˈoʊlstɚɹ ˌʌp ðə sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ sˈɪstəm ʌv ˈɪɡnɚɹəns ænd ɪŋkəpˈæsᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ wɛnt baɪ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən.