text_original: But Burke was a man whose public virtue was too high and unbending to permit him to make allowance for the political arts and crafts of a Chesterfield. It is quite true that Chesterfield recommended in his speech that the Irish Parliament should inquire into the workLnor of the Penal Laws in order to find out if they needed any improve  252 A HISTOBT OF THE FOUR GEORGES. ch.zzxtii. ment. Bat this was a mere piece of stage play to amuse and to beguile the stupidity and the bigotry of the Irish Parliament of those days.
text_transcription: BUT BURKE WAS A MAN WHOSE PUBLIC VIRTUE WAS TOO HIGH AND UNBENDING TO PERMIT HIM TO MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR THE POLITICAL ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CHESTERFIELD IT IS QUITE TRUE THAT CHESTERFIELD RECOMMENDED IN HIS SPEECH THAT THE IRISH PARLIAMENT SHOULD INQUIRE INTO THE WORKING OF THE PENAL LAWS IN ORDER TO FIND OUT IF THEY NEEDED ANY IMPROVEMENT BUT THIS WAS A MERE PIECE OF STAGE PLAY TO AMUSE AND TO BEGUILE THE STUPIDITY AND THE BIGOTRY OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENT IN THOSE DAYS
phonemes: bˌʌt bˈɜːk wʌzɐ mˈæn hˌuːz pˈʌblɪk vˈɜːtʃuː wʌz tˈuː hˈaɪ ænd ʌnbˈɛndɪŋ tə pɚmˈɪt hˌɪm tə mˌeɪk ɐlˈaʊəns fɚðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈɑːɹts ænd kɹˈæfts əvə tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld. ɪɾ ɪz kwˈaɪt tɹˈuː ðæt tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ɪn hɪz spˈiːtʃ ðætðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈɑːɹləmənt ʃˌʊd ɪŋkwˈaɪɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɜːk ˈɛlnˈɔːɹ ʌvðə pˈiːnəl lˈɔːz ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt ɪf ðeɪ nˈiːdᵻd ˌɛni ɪmpɹˈuːv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɑːbt ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ.zˌiːzˌiːˈɛkstˈɪaɪ. mˈɛnt. bˈæt ðɪs wʌzɐ mˈɪɹ pˈiːs ʌv stˈeɪdʒ plˈeɪ tʊ ɐmjˈuːz ænd tə bᵻɡˈaɪl ðə stuːpˈɪdᵻɾi ænd ðə bˈɪɡətɹi ʌvðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌv ðoʊz dˈeɪz.