text_original: Thus he never represented more than half the English character. He was always out 342 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. OH. XIY. of sympathy with his countrymen on some great political question. But he seemed as if he were designed by nature to conduct to success such an agitation as that against the Com Laws.
text_transcription: THUS HE NEVER REPRESENTED MORE THAN HALF THE ENGLISH CHARACTER HE WAS ALWAYS OUT OF SYMPATHY WITH HIS COUNTRYMEN ON SOME GREAT POLITICAL QUESTION BUT HE SEEMED AS IF HE WERE DESIGNED BY NATURE TO CONDUCT TO SUCCESS SUCH AN AGITATION AS THAT AGAINST THE CORN LAWS
phonemes: ðˈʌs hiː nˈɛvɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈæɹɪktɚ. hiː wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈaʊt θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. ˈoʊ. zˈɪi. ʌv sˈɪmpəθi wɪð hɪz kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn ˌɔn sˌʌm ɡɹˈeɪt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kwˈɛstʃən. bˌʌt hiː sˈiːmd æz ɪf hiː wɜː dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ nˈeɪtʃɚ tə kəndˈʌkt tə səksˈɛs sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən æz ðæt ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˈɑːm lˈɔːz.