text_original: It is not by any means certain that O'Con  nell's cause was a mere shadow ; nor will it appear, if we study the criticism of the time, that the guides of public opinion who pronounced the Repeal agita  tion absurd and ludicrous had any better words at first for the movement against the Corn Laws.
text_transcription: IT IS NOT BY ANY MEANS CERTAIN THAT O'CONNELL'S CAUSE WAS A MERE SHADOW NOR WILL IT APPEAR IF WE STUDY THE CRITICISM OF THE TIME THAT THE GUIDES OF PUBLIC OPINION WHO PRONOUNCED THE REPEAL AGITATION ABSURD AND LUDICROUS HAD ANY BETTER WORDS AT FIRST FOR THE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE CORN LAWS
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt baɪ ˌɛni mˈiːnz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðæt oʊkˈɑːn nˈɛlz kˈɔːz wʌzɐ mˈɪɹ ʃˈædoʊ ; nˈɔːɹ wɪl ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹ, ɪf wiː stˈʌdi ðə kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ʌvðə tˈaɪm, ðætðə ɡˈaɪdz ʌv pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən hˌuː pɹənˈaʊnst ðə ɹᵻpˈiːl ædʒˈiːɾə tɪˈɑːn ɐbsˈɜːd ænd lˈuːdɪkɹəs hˌæd ˌɛni bˈɛɾɚ wˈɜːdz æt fˈɜːst fɚðə mˈuːvmənt ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˈɔːɹn lˈɔːz.