text_original: Burton, however, goes on to 158 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxviii. say — 'It may surely be at last pronounced as an established opinion, that absolute fact is the founda  tion of all history, and that it must come clearly to the surface, and be seen uncorrupted by any element of dubiety, as the foundation whereon any decorative elements, rhetoric or philosophical, may, if they are desirable, be raised.'
text_transcription: BURTON HOWEVER GOES ON TO SAY IT MAY SURELY BE AT LAST PRONOUNCED AS AN ESTABLISHED OPINION THAT ABSOLUTE FACT IS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL HISTORY AND THAT IT MUST COME CLEARLY TO THE SURFACE AND BE SEEN UNCORRUPTED BY ANY ELEMENT OF DUBIETY AS THE FOUNDATION WHEREON ANY DECORATIVE ELEMENTS RHETORIC OR PHILOSOPHICAL MAY IF THEY ARE DESIRABLE BE RAISED
phonemes: bˈɜːtən, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɡoʊz ˌɔn tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti ˈeɪt. sˈeɪ — ɪt mˈeɪ ʃˈʊɹli biː æt lˈæst pɹənˈaʊnst æz ɐn ɪstˈæblɪʃt əpˈɪniən, ðæt ˈæbsəlˌuːt fˈækt ɪz ðə fˈaʊndə tɪˈɑːn ʌv ˈɔːl hˈɪstɚɹi, ænd ðˌɐɾɪt mˈʌst kˈʌm klˈɪɹli tə ðə sˈɜːfɪs, ænd biː sˈiːn ʌŋkɚɹˈʌptᵻd baɪ ˌɛni ˈɛlɪmənt ʌv duːbˈaɪəɾi, æz ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən wˈɛɹɑːn ˌɛni dˈɛkɹətˌɪv ˈɛlɪmənts, ɹˈɛɾɚɹˌɪk ɔːɹ fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl, mˈeɪ, ɪf ðeɪ ɑːɹ dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl, biː ɹˈeɪzd.