text_original: But nothing can testify more strikingly to the rapid growth of a genuine civilisation in Queen Victoria's reign than the utter discontinuance of the duelling system. When the Queen came to the throne, and for years after, it was still in full force. The duel plays a con  156 A HIS TORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CH. TTI. spicuous part in the fiction and the drama of the Sovereign's earlier years. It was a common incident of all political controversies. It was an episode of most contested elections.
text_transcription: BUT NOTHING CAN TESTIFY MORE STRIKINGLY TO THE RAPID GROWTH OF A GENUINE CIVILIZATION IN QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN THAN THE UTTER DISCONTINUANCE OF THE DUELLING SYSTEM WHEN THE QUEEN CAME TO THE THRONE AND FOUR YEARS AFTER IT WAS STILL IN FULL FORCE THE DUEL PLAYS A CONSPICUOUS PART IN THE FICTION AND THE DRAMA OF THE SOVEREIGN'S EARLIER YEARS IT WAS A COMMON INCIDENT OF ALL POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES IT WAS AN EPISODE OF MOST CONTESTED ELECTIONS
phonemes: bˌʌt nˈʌθɪŋ kæn tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ mˈɔːɹ stɹˈaɪkɪŋli tə ðə ɹˈæpɪd ɡɹˈoʊθ əvə dʒˈɛnjuːɪn sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən ɪn kwˈiːn vɪktˈɔːɹiəz ɹˈeɪn ðɐn ðɪ ˈʌɾɚ dɪskəntˈɪnjuːəns ʌvðə dˈuːəlɪŋ sˈɪstəm. wˌɛn ðə kwˈiːn kˈeɪm tə ðə θɹˈoʊn, ænd fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ, ɪt wʌz stˈɪl ɪn fˈʊl fˈɔːɹs. ðə dˈuːəl plˈeɪz ɐ kˈɑːn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ɐ hɪz tˈɔːɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. tˌiːtˌiːˈaɪ. spˈɪkjuːəs pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə fˈɪkʃən ænd ðə dɹˈɑːmə ʌvðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz ˈɜːlɪɚ jˈɪɹz. ɪt wʌzɐ kˈɑːmən ˈɪnsɪdənt ʌv ˈɔːl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsiz. ɪt wʌz ɐn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌv mˈoʊst kəntˈɛstᵻd ᵻlˈɛkʃənz.