text_original: The Act was to come into force on August 1, and Addison, writing in ' The Spectator ' on the day before, described that date as *the day on which many eminent authors will probably publish their last words/ * I am afraid,' he goes on to say, ' that few of our weekly historians, who are men above all others who delight in war, will be able to subsist under the weight of a stamp and an approaching peace.
text_transcription: THE ACT WAS TO COME INTO FORCE ON AUGUST FIRST AND ADDISON WRITING IN THE SPECTATOR ON THE DAY BEFORE DESCRIBED THAT DATE AS THE DAY ON WHICH MANY EMINENT AUTHORS WILL PROBABLY PUBLISH THEIR LAST WORDS I AM AFRAID HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT FEW OF OUR WEEKLY HISTORIANS WHO ARE MEN ABOVE ALL THINGS WHO DELIGHT IN WAR WILL BE ABLE TO SUBSIST UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A STAMP AND AN APPROACHING PEACE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈækt wʌz tə kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ fˈɔːɹs ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn, ænd ˈædɪsən, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪn ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚ ɔnðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˈɔːɹ, dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðæt dˈeɪt æz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðə dˈeɪ ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ mˈɛni ˈɛmɪnənt ˈɔːθɚz wɪl pɹˈɑːbəbli pˈʌblɪʃ ðɛɹ lˈæst wˈɜːdz slˈæʃ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk aɪɐm ɐfɹˈeɪd,hiː ɡoʊz ˌɔn tə sˈeɪ, ðæt fjˈuː ʌv ˌaʊɚ wˈiːkli hɪstˈɔːɹiənz, hˌuː ɑːɹ mˈɛn əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚz hˌuː dᵻlˈaɪt ɪn wˈɔːɹ, wɪl biː ˈeɪbəl tə sʌbsˈɪst ˌʌndɚ ðə wˈeɪt əvə stˈæmp ænd ɐn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ pˈiːs.