text_original: At that time the Corporation was a political power, which ministers had to take into account, and which sovereigns had to propitiate. A greater triumph than the mayoralty followed in quick succession. At the general election of 1774 Wilkes came forward again, and for the fifth time, as candidate for Middlesex. This time he was not opposed. Luttrell abandoned an impossible position and did not stand.
text_transcription: AT THAT TIME THE CORPORATION WAS A POLITICAL POWER WHICH MINISTERS HAD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AND WHICH SOVEREIGNS HAD TO PROPITIATE A GREATER TRIUMPH THAN THE MAJORALTY FOLLOWED IN QUICK SUCCESSION AT THE GENERAL ELECTION OF SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FOUR WILKES CAME FORWARD AGAIN AND FOR THE FIFTH TIME AS CANDIDATE FOR MIDDLESEX THIS TIME HE WAS NOT OPPOSED LUTRELL ABANDONED AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION AND DID NOT STAND
phonemes: æt ðæt tˈaɪm ðə kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈaʊɚ, wˌɪtʃ mˈɪnɪstɚz hædtə tˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ ɐkˈaʊnt, ænd wˌɪtʃ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz hædtə pɹəpˈɪʃɪˌeɪt. ɐ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ tɹˈaɪʌmf ðɐn ðə mˈeɪɔːɹəlɾi fˈɑːloʊd ɪn kwˈɪk səksˈɛʃən. æt ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ wˈɪlks kˈeɪm fˈɔːɹwɚd ɐɡˈɛn, ænd fɚðə fˈɪfθ tˈaɪm, æz kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ mˈɪdəlsˌɛks. ðɪs tˈaɪm hiː wʌz nˌɑːt əpˈoʊzd. lˈʌtɹəl ɐbˈændənd ɐn ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl pəzˈɪʃən ænd dɪdnˌɑːt stˈænd.