text_original: The practice of franking did not then, it is only fair to say, make anything like the exorbitant demands on the postal revenue which became a peculiarity of later days, and went on increasing steadily until the early years of Queen Victoria's reign.
text_transcription: THE PRACTICE OF FRANKING DID NOT THEN IT IS ONLY FAIR TO SAY MAKE ANYTHING LIKE THE EXORBITANT DEMANDS ON THE POSTAL REVENUE WHICH BECAME A PECULIARITY OF LATER DAYS AND WENT ON INCREASING STEADILY UNTIL THE EARLY YEARS OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN
phonemes: ðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv fɹˈæŋkɪŋ dɪdnˌɑːt ðˈɛn, ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊnli fˈɛɹ tə sˈeɪ, mˌeɪk ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk ðɪ ɛɡzˈɔːɹbɪtənt dᵻmˈændz ɔnðə pˈoʊstəl ɹˈɛvənˌuː wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pɪkjˌuːliˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪz, ænd wɛnt ˌɔn ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ stˈɛdili ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz ʌv kwˈiːn vɪktˈɔːɹiəz ɹˈeɪn.