text_original: He could not abolish the Penal Laws or get them re  pealed. No man in his senses could have hoped to get the existing Parliament either of England or of Ireland to do anything then with the Penal Laws, except perhaps to try to make them a little more severe and more tor  menting.
text_transcription: HE COULD NOT ABOLISH THE PENAL LAWS OR GET THEM REPEALED NO SANE MAN IN HIS SENSES COULD HAVE HOPED TO GET THE EXISTING PARLIAMENT EITHER OF ENGLAND OR OF IRELAND TO DO ANYTHING THEN WITH THE PENAL LAWS EXCEPT PERHAPS TO TRY TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE MORE SEVERE AND MORE TORMENTING
phonemes: hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɐbˈɑːlɪʃ ðə pˈiːnəl lˈɔːz ɔːɹ ɡɛt ðˌɛm ɹˌiː pˈiːld. nˈoʊ mˈæn ɪn hɪz sˈɛnsᵻz kˌʊdɐv hˈoʊpt tə ɡɛt ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ pˈɑːɹləmənt ˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ɔːɹ ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd tə dˈuː ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ðˈɛn wɪððə pˈiːnəl lˈɔːz, ɛksˈɛpt pɚhˈæps tə tɹˈaɪ tə mˌeɪk ðˌɛm ɐ lˈɪɾəl mˈɔːɹ sᵻvˈɪɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ tˈɔːɹ mˈɛntɪŋ.