text_original: When they were driven into any course, of improvement they usually did all they could to minimise the amount of reform to be effected. Whatever they undertook they seemed to undertake reluctantly, and as if only with the object of preventing other people 1837   9 , 1840 . THE SPIRIT OF REFORM. 189 from having anything to do with it.
text_transcription: WHEN THEY WERE DRIVEN INTO ANY COURSE OF IMPROVEMENT THEY USUALLY DID ALL THEY COULD TO MINIMISE THE AMOUNT OF REFORM TO BE EFFECTED WHATEVER THEY UNDERTOOK THEY SEEMED TO UNDERTAKE RELUCTANTLY AND AS IF ONLY FROM THE OBJECT OF PREVENTING OTHER PEOPLE FROM HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT
phonemes: wˌɛn ðeɪ wɜː dɹˈɪvən ˌɪntʊ ˌɛni kˈɔːɹs, ʌv ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ðeɪ jˈuːʒuːəli dˈɪd ˈɔːl ðeɪ kʊd tə mˈɪnɪmˌaɪz ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm təbi ɪfˈɛktᵻd. wʌtˈɛvɚ ðeɪ ˌʌndɚtˈʊk ðeɪ sˈiːmd tʊ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk ɹᵻlˈʌktəntli, ænd æz ɪf ˈoʊnli wɪððɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ ˈʌðɚ pˈiːpəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən nˈaɪn , wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi . ðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn fɹʌm hˌævɪŋ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪð ɪt.