text_original: The member of Parliament who, twenty or thirty years ago, would have bought his seat by means of the most unblushing and shameless corruption, would no more have thought of selling his vote to a minister for a money payment than he would have thought of selling his wife at Smithfield.
text_transcription: THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WHO TWENTY OR THIRTY YEARS AGO WOULD HAVE BOUGHT HIS SEAT BY MEANS OF THE MOST UNBLUSHING AND SHAMELESS CORRUPTION WOULD NO MORE HAVE THOUGHT OF SELLING HIS VOTE TO A MINISTER FOR A MONEY PAYMENT THAN HE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF SELLING HIS WIFE AT SMITHFIELD
phonemes: ðə mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt hˈuː, twˈɛnti ɔːɹ θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, wʊdhɐv bˈɔːt hɪz sˈiːt baɪ mˈiːnz ʌvðə mˈoʊst ʌnblˈʌʃɪŋ ænd ʃˈeɪmləs kɚɹˈʌpʃən, wʊd nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ hæv θˈɔːt ʌv sˈɛlɪŋ hɪz vˈoʊt tʊ ɐ mˈɪnɪstɚ fɚɹə mˈʌni pˈeɪmənt ðɐn hiː wʊdhɐv θˈɔːt ʌv sˈɛlɪŋ hɪz wˈaɪf æt smˈɪθfiːld.