text_original: But when all allow  ance has been made for almost unavoidable exaggera  tion, it is beyond doubt that the night life of London was very often made witness to scenes of wanton and 205 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE brutal lawlessness which would have been a disgrace even to the rudest times of growing civilization.
text_transcription: BUT WHEN ALLOWANCE HAS BEEN MADE FOR ALMOST UNAVOIDABLE EXAGGERATION IT IS BEYOND DOUBT THAT THE NIGHT LIFE OF LONDON WAS VERY OFTEN MADE WITNESS TO SCENES OF WANTON AND BRUTAL LAWLESSNESS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISGRACE EVEN TO THE RUDEST TIMES OF GROWING CIVILIZATION
phonemes: bˌʌt wɛn ˈɔːl ɐlˈaʊ ˈæns hˈæzbiːn mˌeɪd fɔːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst ʌnɐvˈɔɪdəbəl ɛɡzˈædʒɚɹə tɪˈɑːn, ɪɾ ɪz bᵻjˌɔnd dˈaʊt ðætðə nˈaɪt lˈaɪf ʌv lˈʌndən wʌz vˈɛɹi ˈɔfən mˌeɪd wˈɪtnəs tə sˈiːnz ʌv wˈɔntən ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn bɹˈuːɾəl lˈɔːləsnəs wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ dɪsɡɹˈeɪs ˈiːvən tə ðə ɹˈuːdɪst tˈaɪmz ʌv ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən.