text_original: He would have been unwise and inconsistent indeed if at his time of life he had consented to renounce the in  fluence and the power which a seat in that House gave him for the comparative insignificance and obscurity of a seat in the House of Lords. He ac  cepted a title for his eldest son, who was made Baron Walpole ; but for himself he preferred to keep to the field in which he had won his name, and where he could make his influence and power felt aU over the land.
text_transcription: HE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNWISE AND INCONSISTENT INDEED IF AT HIS TIME OF LIFE HE HAD CONSENTED TO RENOUNCE THE INFLUENCE AND THE POWER WHICH A SEAT IN THE HOUSE GAVE HIM FOR THE COMPARATIVE INSIGNIFICANCE AND OBSCURITY OF A SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS HE ACCEPTED A TITLE FOR HIS ELDEST SON WHO WAS MADE BARON WALPOLE BUT FOR HIMSELF HE PREFERRED TO KEEP TO THE FIELD IN WHICH HE HAD WON HIS NAME AND WHERE HE COULD MAKE HIS INFLUENCE AND POWER FELT ALL OVER THE LAND
phonemes: hiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ʌnwˈaɪz ænd ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt ˌɪndˈiːd ɪf æt hɪz tˈaɪm ʌv lˈaɪf hiː hæd kənsˈɛntᵻd tə ɹᵻnˈaʊns ðɪ ɪn flˈuːəns ænd ðə pˈaʊɚ wˌɪtʃ ɐ sˈiːt ɪn ðæt hˈaʊs ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm fɚðə kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ænd əbskjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi əvə sˈiːt ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz. hiː ˌeɪsˈiː sˈɛptᵻd ɐ tˈaɪɾəl fɔːɹ hɪz ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn, hˌuː wʌz mˌeɪd bˈæɹən wˈɔlpoʊl ; bˌʌt fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf hiː pɹɪfˈɜːd tə kˈiːp tə ðə fˈiːld ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː hæd wˈʌn hɪz nˈeɪm, ænd wˌɛɹ hiː kʊd mˌeɪk hɪz ˈɪnfluːəns ænd pˈaʊɚ fˈɛlt ɐ jˈuː ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈænd.