text_original: In our modern days, when even the most restrictive duties on import and export trade are but light com  pared with those which had to be endured by former generations of traders, it may not seem easy to realize the temptation which Paterson^s new scheme offered to the speculators of his time.
text_transcription: IN OUR MODERN DAYS WHEN EVEN THE MOST RESTRICTIVE DUTIES ON IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE ARE BUT LIGHT COMPARED WITH THOSE WHICH HAD TO BE ENDURED BY FORMER GENERATIONS OF TRADERS IT MAY NOT SEEM EASY TO REALIZE THE TEMPTATION WHICH PATTERSON'S NEW SCHEME OFFERED TO THE SPECULATORS OF HIS TIME
phonemes: ɪn ˌaʊɚ mˈɑːdɚn dˈeɪz, wˌɛn ˈiːvən ðə mˈoʊst ɹᵻstɹˈɪktɪv dˈuːɾiz ˌɔn ɪmpˈɔːɹt ænd ˈɛkspɔːɹt tɹˈeɪd ɑːɹ bˌʌt lˈaɪt kˈɑːm pˈɛɹd wɪð ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ hædtə biː ɛndˈʊɹd baɪ fˈɔːɹmɚ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv tɹˈeɪdɚz, ɪt mˈeɪ nˌɑːt sˈiːm ˈiːzi tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðə tɛmptˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ pˈæɾɚsən ˈɛs nˈuː skˈiːm ˈɔfɚd tə ðə spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪɾɚz ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm.