text_original: After the Corn Law of 1815, thus ominously introduced, there were Sliding Scale Acts, having for their business to establish a varying system of duty, so that, according as the price of home produced wheat rose to a certain height, the duty on imported *wheat sank in proportion.
text_transcription: AFTER THE CORN LAW OF EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN THUS OMINOUSLY INTRODUCED THERE WERE SLIDING SCALE ACTS HAVING FOR THEIR BUSINESS TO ESTABLISH A VARYING SYSTEM OF DUTY SO THAT ACCORDING AS THE PRICE OF HOME PRODUCED WHEAT ROSE TO A CERTAIN HEIGHT THE DUTY ON IMPORTED WHEAT SANK IN PROPORTION
phonemes: ˈæftɚ ðə kˈɔːɹn lˈɔː ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ðˈʌs ˈɑːmɪnəsli ˌɪntɹədˈuːst, ðɛɹwˌɜː slˈaɪdɪŋ skˈeɪl ˈækts, hˌævɪŋ fɔːɹ ðɛɹ bˈɪznəs tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐ vˈɛɹiɪŋ sˈɪstəm ʌv dˈuːɾi, sˌoʊ ðˈæt, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ æz ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv hˈoʊm pɹədˈuːst wˈiːt ɹˈoʊz tʊ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ hˈaɪt, ðə dˈuːɾi ˌɔn ɪmpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wˈiːt sˈæŋk ɪn pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən.