text_original: The high handed folly of the King's friends had for their chief effect the conversion of men who had little sympathy for Wilkes into, if not his advocates, at least his allies against the illegal methods which were employed to crush him.
text_transcription: THE HIGHHANDED FOLLY OF THE KING'S FRIENDS HAD FOR THEIR CHIEF EFFECT THE CONVERSION OF MEN WHO HAD LITTLE SYMPATHY FOR WILKES INTO IF NOT HIS ADVOCATES AT LEAST HIS ALLIES AGAINST THE ILLEGAL METHODS WHICH WERE EMPLOYED TO CRUSH HIM
phonemes: ðə hˈaɪ hˈændᵻd fˈɑːli ʌvðə kˈɪŋz fɹˈɛndz hæd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ tʃˈiːf ɪfˈɛkt ðə kənvˈɜːʒən ʌv mˈɛn hˌuː hæd lˈɪɾəl sˈɪmpəθi fɔːɹ wˈɪlks ˌɪntʊ, ɪf nˌɑːt hɪz ˈædvəkˌeɪts, æt lˈiːst hɪz ˈælaɪz ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɪlˈiːɡəl mˈɛθədz wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd tə kɹˈʌʃ hˌɪm.