text_original: If the landlords fell, it must be said of them, as has been fairly said of many a dynasty, that they never deserved better on the whole than just at the time when the blow struck them down. The famous Corn Law of 1815 was a copy of the Com Law of 1670. The former measure imposed a duty on the importation of foreign grain which amounted to prohibition.
text_transcription: IF THE LANDLORDS FELL IT MUST BE SAID OF THEM AS HAS BEEN FAIRLY SAID OF MANY A DYNASTY THAT THEY NEVER DESERVED BETTER ON THE WHOLE THAN JUST AT THE TIME WHEN THE BLOW STRUCK THEM DOWN THE FAMOUS CORN LAW OF EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN WAS A COPY OF THE CORN LAW OF SIXTEEN SEVENTY THE FORMER MEASURE IMPOSED A DUTY ON THE IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN GRAIN WHICH AMOUNTED TO PROHIBITION
phonemes: ɪf ðə lˈændlɔːɹdz fˈɛl, ɪt mˈʌst biː sˈɛd ʌv ðˌɛm, æz hˈæzbiːn fˈɛɹli sˈɛd ʌv mˈɛni ɐ dˈaɪnɐsti, ðæt ðeɪ nˈɛvɚ dɪzˈɜːvd bˈɛɾɚɹ ɔnðə hˈoʊl ðɐn dʒˈʌst æt ðə tˈaɪm wɛn ðə blˈoʊ stɹˈʌk ðˌɛm dˈaʊn. ðə fˈeɪməs kˈɔːɹn lˈɔː ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn wʌzɐ kˈɑːpi ʌvðə kˈɑːm lˈɔː ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti. ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈɛʒɚɹ ɪmpˈoʊzd ɐ dˈuːɾi ɔnðɪ ɪmpɔːɹtˈeɪʃən ʌv fˈɔːɹən ɡɹˈeɪn wˌɪtʃ ɐmˈaʊntᵻd tə pɹəhɪbˈɪʃən.