text_original: But it may be pointed out that wild and absurd as were the outcries of the Patriots, there yet was good reason for their appre  hension of a growing scheme to substitute excise for land tax, or poll tax, or customs. Walpole was, as we know, a firm believer in the advantages of indirect taxation, and of the introduction, as fi eely as possible, of all raw materials for manufacture and all articles Digiti zed by Google 41 fi A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES. ch. xx.
text_transcription: BUT IT MAY BE POINTED OUT THAT WILD AND ABSURD AS WERE THE OUTCRIES OF THE PATRIOTS THERE YET WAS GOOD REASON FOR THEIR APPREHENSION OF A GROWING SCHEME TO SUBSTITUTE EXCISE FOR LAND TAX OR POLE TAX OR CUSTOMS WALPOLE WAS AS WE KNOW A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE ADVANTAGES OF INDIRECT TAXATION AND OF THE INTRODUCTION AS FREELY AS POSSIBLE OF ALL RAW MATERIALS FOR MANUFACTURE AND ALL ARTICLES
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt mˈeɪ biː pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈaʊt ðæt wˈaɪld ænd ɐbsˈɜːd æz wɜː ðɪ ˈaʊtkɹaɪz ʌvðə pˈeɪtɹɪəts, ðɛɹ jˈɛt wʌz ɡˈʊd ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ɐpɹˈɛ hˈɛnʃən əvə ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ skˈiːm tə sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt ɛksˈaɪz fɔːɹ lˈænd tˈæks, ɔːɹ pˈoʊl tˈæks, ɔːɹ kˈʌstəmz. wˈɔlpoʊl wʌz, æz wiː nˈoʊ, ɐ fˈɜːm bᵻlˈiːvɚɹ ɪnðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ʌv ˌɪndɚɹˈɛkt tæksˈeɪʃən, ænd ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən, æz fˌaɪ ˈiːli æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl, ʌv ˈɔːl ɹˈɔː mətˈɪɹiəlz fɔːɹ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚ ænd ˈɔːl ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz dɪdʒˈiːɾi zˈɛd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn fˌaɪ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti.