text_original: It is perhaps as well to men  tion, for the sake of being intelligible to all readers in an age which has not, in this country at least, known practically the beauty and liberality of the franking privilege, that it consisted in the right of the pri  vileged person to send his own or any other person's letters through the post free of charge by merely writing his name on the outside.
text_transcription: IT IS PERHAPS AS WELL TO MENTION FOR THE SAKE OF BEING INTELLIGIBLE TO ALL READERS IN AN AGE WHICH HAS NOT IN THIS COUNTRY AT LEAST KNOWN PRACTICALLY THE BEAUTY AND LIBERALITY OF THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE THAT IT CONSISTED IN THE RIGHT OF THE PRIVILEGED PERSON TO SEND HIS OWN OR ANY OTHER PERSON'S LETTERS THROUGH THE POST FREE OF CHARGE BY MERELY WRITING HIS NAME ON THE OUTSIDE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz pɚhˈæps æz wˈɛl tə mˈɛn tɪˈɑːn, fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəbəl tʊ ˈɔːl ɹˈiːdɚz ɪn ɐn ˈeɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ hɐznˈɑːt, ɪn ðɪs kˈʌntɹi æt lˈiːst, nˈoʊn pɹˈæktɪkli ðə bjˈuːɾi ænd lˌɪbɚɹˈælᵻɾi ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkɪŋ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ, ðˌɐɾɪt kənsˈɪstᵻd ɪnðə ɹˈaɪt ʌvðə pɹˈaɪ vˈaɪldʒd pˈɜːsən tə sˈɛnd hɪz ˈoʊn ɔːɹ ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ pˈɜːsənz lˈɛɾɚz θɹuː ðə pˈoʊst fɹˈiː ʌv tʃˈɑːɹdʒ baɪ mˈɪɹli ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ hɪz nˈeɪm ɔnðɪ aʊtsˈaɪd.