text_original: Parts of the river banks, as the traveller fared eastward, were the refuge and the Alsatia of a population of out  casts, who could find no abiding shelter even in the poorest quarters of the metropolis, where order and decency were still maintained, or, at least, held in respect.
text_transcription: PARTS OF THE RIVER BANK AS THE TRAVELLER FARED EASTWARD WERE THE REFUGE AND THE ALSATIA OF A POPULATION OF OUTCASTS WHO COULD FIND NO ABIDING SHELTER EVEN IN THE POOREST QUARTERS OF THE METROPOLIS WHERE ORDER AND DECENCY WERE STILL MAINTAINED OR AT LEAST HELD IN RESPECT
phonemes: pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ bˈæŋks, æz ðə tɹˈævəlɚ fˈɛɹd ˈiːstwɚd, wɜː ðə ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ ænd ðɪ ælsˈeɪʃə əvə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈaʊt kˈæsts, hˌuː kʊd fˈaɪnd nˈoʊ ɐbˈaɪdɪŋ ʃˈɛltɚɹ ˈiːvən ɪnðə pˈʊɹɹɪst kwˈɔːɹɾɚz ʌvðə mətɹˈɑːpəlˌɪs, wˌɛɹ ˈɔːɹdɚ ænd dˈiːsənsi wɜː stˈɪl meɪntˈeɪnd, ɔːɹ, æt lˈiːst, hˈɛld ɪn ɹᵻspˈɛkt.