text_original: He was the first Jew whom royalty had honoured in this country since the good old times when royalty was pleased to borrow the Jew's money, or order instead the extraction of his teeth. The expansion of the principle of religious liberty and equality which has been one of the most remarkable characteristics of the reign of Queen Victoria, could hardly have been more becomingly inaugurated than by 'the compliment which sovereign and city paid to Sir Moses Montefiore.
text_transcription: HE WAS THE FIRST JEW WHOM ROYALTY HAD HONORED IN THIS COUNTRY SINCE THE GOOD OLD TIMES WHEN ROYALTY WAS PLEASED TO BORROW THE JEW'S MONEY OR ORDER INSTEAD THE EXTRACTION OF HIS TEETH THE EXPANSION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND EQUALITY WHICH HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA COULD HARDLY HAVE BEEN MORE BECOMINGLY INAUGURATED THAN BY THE COMPLIMENT WHICH SOVEREIGN AND CITY PAID TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORI
phonemes: hiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst dʒˈuː hˈuːm ɹˈɔɪəlɾi hæd ˈɑːnɚd ɪn ðɪs kˈʌntɹi sˈɪns ðə ɡˈʊd ˈoʊld tˈaɪmz wɛn ɹˈɔɪəlɾi wʌz plˈiːzd tə bˈɑːɹoʊ ðə dʒˈuːz mˈʌni, ɔːɹ ˈɔːɹdɚ ɪnstˈɛd ðɪ ɛkstɹˈækʃən ʌv hɪz tˈiːθ. ðɪ ɛkspˈænʃən ʌvðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs lˈɪbɚɾi ænd iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ hˈæzbiːn wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌvðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn vɪktˈɔːɹiə, kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hɐvbɪn mˈɔːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋli ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðɐn baɪ ðə kˈɑːmplɪmənt wˌɪtʃ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ænd sˈɪɾi pˈeɪd tə sˌɜː mˈoʊsᵻz mˈɔntɪfˌɪɹ.