text_original: But it was something new to find a man of Mr. Villiers' class devoting himself to a cause so entirely practical and business like as that of the repeal of the Com Laws. Mr. Villiers brought forward for several successive sessions in the House of Commons a motion in favour of the total repeal of 336 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. ch. xrv. the Com Laws. His eloquence and his argumenta  tive power served the great purpose of drawing the attention of the country to the whole question, and making converts to the principle he advocated.
text_transcription: BUT IT WAS SOMETHING NEW TO FIND A MAN OF MISTER VILLIERS'S CLASS DEVOTING HIMSELF TO A CAUSE SO ENTIRELY PRACTICAL AND BUSINESS LIKE AS THAT OF THE REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS MISTER VILLIERS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR SEVERAL SUCCESSIVE SESSIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS EMOTION IN FAVOR OF THE TOTAL REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS HIS ELOQUENCE AND HIS ARGUMENTATIVE POWER SERVED THE GREAT PURPOSE OF DRAWING THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNTRY TO THE WHOLE QUESTION AND MAKING CONVERTS TO THE PRINCIPLE HE ADVOCATED
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt wʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ nˈuː tə fˈaɪnd ɐ mˈæn ʌv mˈɪstɚ. vˈɪlɪɹz klˈæs dɪvˈoʊɾɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf tʊ ɐ kˈɔːz sˌoʊ ɛntˈaɪɚli pɹˈæktɪkəl ænd bˈɪznəs lˈaɪk æz ðæt ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈiːl ʌvðə kˈɑːm lˈɔːz. mˈɪstɚ. vˈɪlɪɹz bɹˈɔːt fˈɔːɹwɚd fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl səksˈɛsɪv sˈɛʃənz ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz ɐ mˈoʊʃən ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌvðə tˈoʊɾəl ɹᵻpˈiːl ʌv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˌɛksˌɑːɹvˈiː. ðə kˈɑːm lˈɔːz. hɪz ˈɛləkwəns ænd hɪz ˌɑːɹɡjuːmˈɛntə tˈaɪv pˈaʊɚ sˈɜːvd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɜːpəs ʌv dɹˈɔːɪŋ ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi tə ðə hˈoʊl kwˈɛstʃən, ænd mˌeɪkɪŋ kənvˈɜːts tə ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl hiː ˈædvəkˌeɪɾᵻd.