text_original: Lord Chesterfield in the course of the de  bate contrived ingeniously to give a keen stroke to the convention while declaring that he did not presume as yet to form any opinion on it, or to anticipate any discus  sion on its merits.
text_transcription: LORD CHESTERFIELD IN THE COURSE OF THE DEBATE CONTRIVED INGENIOUSLY TO GIVE A KEEN STROKE TO THE CONVENTION WHILE DECLARING THAT HE DID NOT PRESUME AS YET TO FORM ANY OPINION ON IT OR TO ANTICIPATE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITS MERITS
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðə də bˈeɪt kəntɹˈaɪvd ɪndʒˈiːniəsli tə ɡˈɪv ɐ kˈiːn stɹˈoʊk tə ðə kənvˈɛnʃən wˌaɪl dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ ðæt hiː dɪdnˌɑːt pɹɪzˈuːm æz jˈɛt tə fˈɔːɹm ˌɛni əpˈɪniən ˈɔn ɪt, ɔːɹ tʊ æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ˌɛni dˈɪskəs sɪˈɑːn ˌɔn ɪts mˈɛɹɪts.