text_original: As Macaulay put it, there was no more question of prin  ciple involved than there would be in the sacrifice of a pound instead of a pennyweight on some particular altar.
text_transcription: AS MACAULAY PUT IT THERE WAS NO MORE QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE INVOLVED THAN THERE WOULD BE IN THE SACRIFICE OF A POUND INSTEAD OF A PENNY WEIGHT ON SOME PARTICULAR ALTAR
phonemes: æz mˈækəlˌeɪ pˈʊt ɪt, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv pɹˈɪn sˈɪpəl ɪnvˈɑːlvd ðɐn ðɛɹ wʊd biː ɪnðə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs əvə pˈaʊnd ɪnstˈɛd əvə pˈɛnɪwˌeɪt ˌɔn sˌʌm pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ˈɔltɚ.