text_original: It is a remarkably elastic maxim, and in times nearer to our own than those of Walpole has been made to expand into a justification of the most extravagant and unnecessary military armaments, and of schemes of fortification which afterwards were abandoned before they had Digiti zed by Google 384 A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES. ch. m^ been half realised. In this instance, however, there was something more to be said against the pro  posal of the Government.
text_transcription: IT IS A REMARKABLE ELASTIC MAXIM AND IN TIMES NEARER TO OUR OWN THAN THOSE OF WALPOLE HAS BEEN MADE TO EXPAND INTO A JUSTIFICATION OF THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT AND UNNECESSARY MILITARY ARMAMENTS AND SCHEMES OF FORTIFICATION WHICH AFTERWARDS WERE ABANDONED BEFORE THEY HAD BEEN HALF REALIZED IN THIS INSTANCE HOWEVER THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE TO BE SAID AGAINST THE PROPOSAL OF THE GOVERNMENT
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbli ᵻlˈæstɪk mˈæksɪm, ænd ɪn tˈaɪmz nˈɪɹɚ tʊ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn ðɐn ðoʊz ʌv wˈɔlpoʊl hˈæzbiːn mˌeɪd tʊ ɛkspˈænd ˌɪntʊ ɐ dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɛkstɹˈævəɡənt ænd ʌnnˈɛsᵻsɚɹi mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˈɑːɹməmənts, ænd ʌv skˈiːmz ʌv fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ˈæftɚwɚdz wɜːɹ ɐbˈændənd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ hæd dɪdʒˈiːɾi zˈɛd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˈɛm bˌɪn hˈæf ɹˈiːəlaɪzd. ɪn ðɪs ˈɪnstəns, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ mˈɔːɹ təbi sˈɛd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pɹˈoʊ pˈoʊzəl ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.