text_original: Borrowing fi^om a sinking fund is always rather a shabby dodge ; but it is a trick familiar to all states  men in difficulties, and Walpole did no worse than many statesmen of later days, who, with the full advantages of a sound and weU developed financial system, have shown that they were not able to do any better.
text_transcription: BORROWING FROM A SINKING FUND IS ALWAYS RATHER A SHABBY DODGE BUT IT IS A TRICK FAMILIAR TO ALL STATESMEN AND DIFFICULTIES AND WALPOLE DID NO WORSE THAN MANY STATESMEN OF LATER DAYS WHO WITH THE FULL ADVANTAGES OF A SOUND AND WELL DEVELOPED FINANCIAL SYSTEM HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANY BETTER
phonemes: bˈɑːɹoʊɪŋ fˌaɪ ˈɑːm ɐ sˈɪŋkɪŋ fˈʌnd ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐ ʃˈæbi dˈɑːdʒ ; bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ɐ tɹˈɪk fəmˈɪlɪɹ tʊ ˈɔːl stˈeɪts mˈɛn ɪn dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz, ænd wˈɔlpoʊl dˈɪd nˈoʊ wˈɜːs ðɐn mˈɛni stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌv lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪz, hˈuː, wɪððə fˈʊl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz əvə sˈaʊnd ænd wiː jˈuː dɪvˈɛləpt faɪnˈænʃəl sˈɪstəm, hæv ʃˈoʊn ðæt ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt ˈeɪbəl tə dˈuː ˌɛni bˈɛɾɚ.