text_original: O'Connell in this Repeal year, as he called it, was by far the most prominent politician in these countries who had never been in office. He had been the patron of the Melbourne Ministry, and his patron  age had proved baneful to it.
text_transcription: O'CONNELL IN THIS REPEAL YEAR AS HE CALLED IT WAS BY FAR THE MOST PROMINENT POLITICIAN IN THESE COUNTRIES WHO HAD NEVER BEEN IN OFFICE HE HAD BEEN THE PATRON OF THE MELBOURNE MINISTRY AND HIS PATRONAGE HAD PROVED BANEFUL TO IT
phonemes: oʊkˈɑːnəl ɪn ðɪs ɹᵻpˈiːl jˈɪɹ, æz hiː kˈɔːld ɪt, wʌz baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə mˈoʊst pɹˈɑːmɪnənt pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ɪn ðiːz kˈʌntɹiz hˌuː hæd nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn ɪn ˈɑːfɪs. hiː hɐdbɪn ðə pˈeɪtɹən ʌvðə mˈɛlbɚn mˈɪnɪstɹi, ænd hɪz pˈeɪtɹən ˈeɪdʒ hæd pɹˈuːvd bˈeɪnfəl tʊ ɪt.