text_original: The political system of the country for the purposes of agitation was to be a sort 2S4 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CH. XIX. of hierarchy ; the parish priests occupying the lowest grade, the bishops standing on the higher steps, and O'Connell himself supreme as the pontiff over all.
text_transcription: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE PURPOSES OF AGITATION WAS TO BE A SORT OF HIERARCHY THE PARISH PRIESTS OCCUPYING THE LOWEST GRADE THE BISHOPS STANDING ON THE HIGHER STEPS AND O'CONNELL HIMSELF SUPREME AS THE PONTIFF OVER ALL
phonemes: ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈɪstəm ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi fɚðə pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən wʌz təbi ɐ sˈɔːɹt tˈuː z fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪntiːn. ʌv hˈaɪɚɹɑːɹki ; ðə pˈæɹɪʃ pɹˈiːsts ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪɪŋ ðə lˈoʊɪst ɡɹˈeɪd, ðə bˈɪʃəps stˈændɪŋ ɔnðə hˈaɪɚ stˈɛps, ænd oʊkˈɑːnəl hɪmsˈɛlf suːpɹˈiːm æz ðə pˈɔntɪf ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl.