text_original: One of the first legis  lative enactments which fairly acknowledged the dif  ference between an English wife and a purchased 184 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CE. IX. slave, so far as the despotic power of the master was concerned, belongs to the same time.
text_transcription: ONE OF THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS WHICH FAIRLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ENGLISH WIFE AND A PURCHASED SLAVE SO FAR AS THE DESPOTIC POWER OF THE MASTER WAS CONCERNED BELONGS TO THE SAME TIME
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst lˈɛɡɪz lˈæɾɪv ɛnˈæktmənts wˌɪtʃ fˈɛɹli ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd ðə dˈɪf fˈɛɹəns bᵻtwˌiːn ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wˈaɪf ænd ɐ pˈɜːtʃɪst wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˈiː. ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn. slˈeɪv, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðə dɛspˈɑːɾɪk pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə mˈæstɚ wʌz kənsˈɜːnd, bᵻlˈɔŋz tə ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm.