text_original: Walpole's reply was a little ungra  cious. It was, in effect, that he thought the country could have done very well without the services of the honorable members; that they never would have been missed ; and that the nation was generally wide awake to the fact that the many useful and popular measures passed towards the close of the last session owed their passing to the happy absence from Parliament of Pulteney and his friends.
text_transcription: WALPOLE'S REPLY WAS A LITTLE UNGRACIOUS IT WAS AN EFFECT THAT HE THOUGHT THE COUNTRY COULD HAVE DONE VERY WELL WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF THE HONORABLE MEMBERS THAT THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN MISSED AND THAT THE NATION WAS GENERALLY WIDE AWAKE TO THE FACT THAT THE MANY USEFUL AND POPULAR MEASURES PASSED TOWARD THE CLOSE OF THE LAST SESSION OWED THEIR PASSING TO THE HAPPY ABSENCE FROM PARLIAMENT OF PULTENEY AND HIS FRIENDS
phonemes: wˈɔlpoʊlz ɹᵻplˈaɪ wʌzɐ lˈɪɾəl ʌŋɡɹˈɑː ʃəs. ɪt wˈʌz, ɪn ɪfˈɛkt, ðæt hiː θˈɔːt ðə kˈʌntɹi kˌʊdɐv dˈʌn vˈɛɹi wˈɛl wɪðˌaʊt ðə sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ʌvðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl mˈɛmbɚz; ðæt ðeɪ nˈɛvɚ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn mˈɪst ; ænd ðætðə nˈeɪʃən wʌz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli wˈaɪd ɐwˈeɪk tə ðə fˈækt ðætðə mˈɛni jˈuːsfəl ænd pˈɑːpjʊlɚ mˈɛʒɚz pˈæst təwˈɔːɹdz ðə klˈoʊs ʌvðə lˈæst sˈɛʃən ˈoʊd ðɛɹ pˈæsɪŋ tə ðə hˈæpi ˈæbsəns fɹʌm pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌv pˈʌltɛni ænd hɪz fɹˈɛndz.