text_original: Lower Canada would have dozed away in its sleepy picturesqueness, held fast to its ancient ways, . and allowed a bustling giddy world, all alive with commerce and ambition, and desire for novelty and the terribly disturbing thing which un  resting people called progress, to rush on its wild path unheeded.
text_transcription: LOWER CANADA WOULD HAVE DOZED AWAY IN ITS SLEEPY PICTURESQUENESS HELD FAST TO ITS ANCIENT WAYS AND ALLOWED A BUSTLING GIDDY WORLD ALL ALIVE WITH COMMERCE AND AMBITION AND DESIRE FOR NOVELTY AND THE TERRIBLY DISTURBING THING WHICH UNRESTING PEOPLE CALLED PROGRESS TO RUSH ON ITS WILD PATH UNHEEDED
phonemes: lˈoʊɚ kˈænədə wʊdhɐv dˈoʊzd ɐwˈeɪ ɪn ɪts slˈiːpi pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsknəs, hˈɛld fˈæst tʊ ɪts ˈeɪntʃənt wˈeɪz, . ænd ɐlˈaʊd ɐ bˈʌsəlɪŋ ɡˈɪdi wˈɜːld, ˈɔːl ɐlˈaɪv wɪð kˈɑːmɜːs ænd æmbˈɪʃən, ænd dɪzˈaɪɚ fɔːɹ nˈɑːvəlɾi ænd ðə tˈɛɹᵻbli dɪstˈɜːbɪŋ θˈɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ˈʌn ɹˈɛstɪŋ pˈiːpəl kˈɔːld pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs, tə ɹˈʌʃ ˌɔn ɪts wˈaɪld pˈæθ ʌnhˈiːdᵻd.