text_original: Amid the tendency to glorify beyond measure the mere mechanical improvements of modem civilisation, it is natural that there should arise some angry questioning, some fierce disparage  1837. MATERIAL PROGRESS. 83 ment of all that it has done.
text_transcription: AMID THE TENDENCY TO GLORIFY BEYOND MEASURE THE MERE MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS OF MODERN CIVILIZATION IT IS NATURAL THAT THERE SHOULD ARISE SOME ANGRY QUESTIONING SOME FIERCE DISPARAGEMENT OF ALL THAT IS DONE
phonemes: ɐmˈɪd ðə tˈɛndənsi tə ɡlˈɔːɹᵻfˌaɪ bᵻjˌɔnd mˈɛʒɚ ðə mˈɪɹ mᵻkˈænɪkəl ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ʌv mˈoʊdəm sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən, ɪɾ ɪz nˈætʃɚɹəl ðæt ðɛɹ ʃˌʊd ɚɹˈaɪz sˌʌm ˈæŋɡɹi kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ, sˌʌm fˈɪɹs dɪspˈæɹɪdʒ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən. mətˈɪɹiəl pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs. ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː mˈɛnt ʌv ˈɔːl ðˌɐɾɪt hɐz dˈʌn.