text_original: The Paymaster's Office became a regular mart where parliamentary votes were bought and sold as unblushingly as humbler folk bought and sold groceries across a counter. A Ministry weakened by an unpopular peace, and only held together by such cynical merchandise, was not likely to withstand a strong storm, and the storm was not long in rising. To swell the exchequer, the Ministry proposed to raise revenue by a tax on cider and perry.
text_transcription: THE PAYMASTER'S OFFICE BECAME A REGULAR MART WHERE PARLIAMENTARY VOTES WERE BOUGHT AND SOLD AS UNBLUSHINGLY AS HUMBLER FOLK BOUGHT AND SOLD GROCERIES ACROSS A COUNTER A MINISTRY WEAKENED BY AN UNPOPULAR PIECE AND ONLY HELD TOGETHER BY SUCH CYNICAL MERCHANDISE WAS NOT LIKELY TO WITHSTAND A STRONG STORM AND THE STORM WAS NOT LONG IN RISING TO SWELL THE EXCHEQUER THE MINISTRY PROPOSED TO RAISE REVENUE BY ATTACKS ON CIDER AND PERRY
phonemes: ðə pˈeɪmæstɚz ˈɑːfɪs bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ mˈɑːɹt wˌɛɹ pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi vˈoʊts wɜː bˈɔːt ænd sˈoʊld æz ʌnblˈʌʃɪŋli æz hˈʌmblɚ fˈoʊk bˈɔːt ænd sˈoʊld ɡɹˈoʊsɚɹiz əkɹˌɑːs ɐ kˈaʊntɚ. ɐ mˈɪnɪstɹi wˈiːkənd baɪ ɐn ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlɚ pˈiːs, ænd ˈoʊnli hˈɛld təɡˌɛðɚ baɪ sˈʌtʃ sˈɪnɪkəl mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz, wʌz nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli tə wɪðstˈænd ɐ stɹˈɔŋ stˈɔːɹm, ænd ðə stˈɔːɹm wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ ɪn ɹˈaɪzɪŋ. tə swˈɛl ðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ, ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi pɹəpˈoʊzd tə ɹˈeɪz ɹˈɛvənˌuː baɪ ɐ tˈæks ˌɔn sˈaɪdɚ ænd pˈɛɹi.