text_original: They had greatly damaged their character by the manner in which they had again and again put up with defeat and consented to resume or retain office on any excuse or pretext. They were remark  ably bad administrators ; their finances were wretch  edly managed. In later times we have come to regard the Tories as especially weak in the matter of finance.
text_transcription: THEY HAD GREATLY DAMAGED THEIR CHARACTER BY THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY HAD AGAIN AND AGAIN PUT UP WITH DEFEAT AND CONSENTED TO RESUME OR RETAIN OFFICE ON ANY EXCUSE OR PRETEXT THEY WERE REMARKABLY BAD ADMINISTRATORS THEIR FINANCES WERE WRETCHEDLY MANAGED IN LATER TIMES WE HAVE COME TO REGARD THE TORIES AS ESPECIALLY WEAK IN THE MATTER OF FINANCE
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd ɡɹˈeɪtli dˈæmɪdʒd ðɛɹ kˈæɹɪktɚ baɪ ðə mˈænɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn pˌʊt ˌʌp wɪð dᵻfˈiːt ænd kənsˈɛntᵻd tə ɹᵻzˈuːm ɔːɹ ɹᵻtˈeɪn ˈɑːfɪs ˌɔn ˌɛni ɛkskjˈuːs ɔːɹ pɹˈiːtɛkst. ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk ˈeɪbli bˈæd ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚz ; ðɛɹ faɪnˈænsᵻz wɜː ɹˈɛtʃ ᵻdli mˈænɪdʒd. ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ tˈaɪmz wiː hæv kˈʌm tə ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ðə tˈɔːɹiz æz ɪspˈɛʃəli wˈiːk ɪnðə mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪnæns.