text_original: There is comfort, therefore, in the recollec  tion that, for the poets, and the artists, and the lovers of the picturesque in Queen Anne's day, man's power to blot out the beauties of the Thames stopped with the narrow limits of either end of a city which was still of but moderate size when compared with its more recent power of expansion.
text_transcription: THERE IS COMFORT THEREFORE IN THE RECOLLECTION THAT FOR THE POETS AND THE ARTISTS AND THE LOVERS OF THE PICTURESQUE IN QUEEN ANNE'S DAY MAN'S POWER TO BLOT OUT THE BEAUTIES OF THE THAMES STOPPED WITH THE NARROW LIMITS OF EITHER END OF A CITY WHICH WAS STILL OF BUT MODERATE SIZE WHEN COMPARED WITH ITS MORE RECENT POWER OF EXPANSION
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪz kˈʌmfɚt, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ɪnðə ɹˈɛkəlˌɛk tɪˈɑːn ðˈæt, fɚðə pˈoʊɪts, ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts, ænd ðə lˈʌvɚz ʌvðə pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk ɪn kwˈiːn ˈænz dˈeɪ, mˈænz pˈaʊɚ tə blˈɑːt ˈaʊt ðə bjˈuːɾiz ʌvðə tˈɛmz stˈɑːpt wɪððə nˈæɹoʊ lˈɪmɪts ʌv ˈiːðɚɹ ˈɛnd əvə sˈɪɾi wˌɪtʃ wʌz stˈɪl ʌv bˌʌt mˈɑːdɚɹət sˈaɪz wɛn kəmpˈɛɹd wɪð ɪts mˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːsənt pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɛkspˈænʃən.