text_original: The Ministry was unpopular : the head of that Ministry was the imbecile Duke of Newcastle, per  haps the most contemptible statesman who has ever made high office ridiculous. The King was away in Hanover.
text_transcription: THE MINISTRY WAS UNPOPULAR THE HEAD OF THAT MINISTRY WAS THE IMBECILE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE PERHAPS THE MOST CONTEMPTIBLE STATESMAN WHO HAS EVER MADE HIGH OFFICE RIDICULOUS THE KING WAS AWAY IN HANOVER
phonemes: ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi wʌz ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlɚ : ðə hˈɛd ʌv ðæt mˈɪnɪstɹi wʌzðɪ ˈɪmbəsəl dˈuːk ʌv nˈuːkæsəl, pɜː hˈæps ðə mˈoʊst kəntˈɛmptᵻbəl stˈeɪtsmən hˌuː hɐz ˈɛvɚ mˌeɪd hˈaɪ ˈɑːfɪs ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs. ðə kˈɪŋ wʌz ɐwˈeɪ ɪn hˈænoʊvɚ.