text_original: Walpole was, as we have said more than once, the first of the great financier statesmen of England. He was the first statesman who properly appreciated the virtue and the value of mere economy in the disposal of a nation's revenues.
text_transcription: WALPOLE WAS AS WE HAVE SAID MORE THAN ONCE THE FIRST OF THE GREAT FINANCIAL STATESMEN OF ENGLAND HE WAS THE FIRST STATESMAN WHO PROPERLY APPRECIATED THE VIRTUE AND VALUE OF MERE ECONOMY IN THE DISPOSAL OF A NATION'S REVENUES
phonemes: wˈɔlpoʊl wʌz, æz wiː hæv sˈɛd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns, ðə fˈɜːst ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt faɪnˈænsiɚ stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd. hiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst stˈeɪtsmən hˌuː pɹˈɑːpɚli ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə vˈɜːtʃuː ænd ðə vˈæljuː ʌv mˈɪɹ ɪkˈɑːnəmi ɪnðə dɪspˈoʊzəl əvə nˈeɪʃənz ɹˈɛvənˌuːz.