text_original: Some members of Parliament and other influen  332 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CH. XIV. tial men were stricken with the idea, which it does not seem to have required much strength of observa  tion to foster, that it could not be for the advantage of the country in general to have the price of bread very high at a time when wages were very low and work was scarce.
text_transcription: SOME MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL MEN WERE STRICKEN WITH THE IDEA WHICH IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE REQUIRED MUCH STRENGTH OF OBSERVATION TO FOSTER THAT IT COULD NOT BE FOR THE ADVANTAGE OF THE COUNTRY IN GENERAL TO HAVE THE PRICE OF BREAD VERY HIGH AT A TIME WHEN WAGES WERE VERY LOW AND WORK WAS SCARCE
phonemes: sˌʌm mˈɛmbɚz ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɪnfluːən θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹtiːn. tˈiːəl mˈɛn wɜː stɹˈɪkən wɪððɪ aɪdˈiə, wˌɪtʃ ɪt dʌznˌɑːt sˈiːm tə hæv ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd mˈʌtʃ stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv əbzˈɜːvə tɪˈɑːn tə fˈɑːstɚ, ðˌɐɾɪt kʊd nˌɑːt biː fɚðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tə hæv ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv bɹˈɛd vˈɛɹi hˈaɪ æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn wˈeɪdʒᵻz wɜː vˈɛɹi lˈoʊ ænd wˈɜːk wʌz skˈɛɹs.