text_original: If oratory were a business and not an art — that is, if its test were its success rather than its form — then it might be contended reasonably enough that Mr. Cobden was one of the greatest orators England has ever known.
text_transcription: IF ORATORY WERE A BUSINESS AND NOT AN ART THAT IS IF ITS TEST WERE ITS SUCCESS RATHER THAN ITS FORM THEN IT MIGHT BE CONTENDED REASONABLY ENOUGH THAT MISTER COBDEN WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST ORATORS ENGLAND HAS EVER KNOWN
phonemes: ɪf ˈɔːɹətˌɔːɹi wɜːɹ ɐ bˈɪznəs ænd nˌɑːt ɐn ˈɑːɹt — ðæt ˈɪz, ɪf ɪts tˈɛst wɜːɹ ɪts səksˈɛs ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɪts fˈɔːɹm — ðˈɛn ɪt mˌaɪt biː kəntˈɛndᵻd ɹˈiːzənəbli ɪnˈʌf ðæt mˈɪstɚ. kˈɑːbdən wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ˈɔːɹəɾɚz ˈɪŋɡlənd hɐz ˈɛvɚ nˈoʊn.