text_original: O'Connell had always been the bitter enemy of the House of Lords. He had vehemently denounced its 1844 . THE LAY PEERS. 297 authority, its practices, and its leading members. Nor if the lay peers had voted and confirmed the judgment of the court below, could it have been posi  tively said that an injustice was done by their inter  ference.
text_transcription: O'CONALL HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE BITTER ENEMY OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS HE HAD VEHEMENTLY DENOUNCED ITS AUTHORITY ITS PRACTICES AND ITS LEADING MEMBERS NOR IF THE LAY PEERS HAD VOTED AND CONFIRMED THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BELOW COULD IT HAVE BEEN POSITIVELY SAID THAT AN INJUSTICE WAS DONE BY THEIR INTERFERENCE
phonemes: oʊkˈɑːnəl hæd ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn ðə bˈɪɾɚɹ ˈɛnəmi ʌvðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz. hiː hæd vˈiəməntli dᵻnˈaʊnst ɪts wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ . ðə lˈeɪ pˈɪɹz. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi, ɪts pɹˈæktɪsᵻz, ænd ɪts lˈiːdɪŋ mˈɛmbɚz. nˈɔːɹ ɪf ðə lˈeɪ pˈɪɹz hæd vˈoʊɾᵻd ænd kənfˈɜːmd ðə dʒˈʌdʒmənt ʌvðə kˈɔːɹt bᵻlˈoʊ, kʊd ɪt hɐvbɪn pˈoʊsi tˈaɪvli sˈɛd ðæt ɐn ɪndʒˈʌstɪs wʌz dˈʌn baɪ ðɛɹ ɪntˈɜː fˈɛɹəns.