text_original: It was on February 28, in that year of 1702, which was destined so soon to see the close of his great career, and at a moment when the shadow of death was already on him, that he urged upon the House of Commons the imperative necessity of a complete union between the northern and south  ern divisions of the island.
text_transcription: IT WAS ON FEBRUARY TWENTY THIRD IN THAT YEAR OF SEVENTEEN O TWO WHICH WAS DESTINED SO SOON TO SEE THE CLOSE OF HIS GREAT CAREER AND AT A MOMENT WHEN THE SHADOW OF DEATH WAS ALREADY ON HIM THAT HE URGED UPON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THE IMPERATIVE NECESSITY OF A COMPLETE UNION BETWEEN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DIVISIONS OF THE ISLAND
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, ɪn ðæt jˈɪɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈɛstɪnd sˌoʊ sˈuːn tə sˈiː ðə klˈoʊs ʌv hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt kɚɹˈɪɹ, ænd æɾə mˈoʊmənt wɛn ðə ʃˈædoʊ ʌv dˈɛθ wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ˈɔn hˌɪm, ðæt hiː ˈɜːdʒd əpˌɑːn ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz ðɪ ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪv nəsˈɛsɪɾi əvə kəmplˈiːt jˈuːniən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ænd sˈaʊθ ˈɜːn dᵻvˈɪʒənz ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd.