text_original: It was hardly possible, even in the days of roughest religious controversy, to keep inflicting bodily punishment on men who were pledged never to defend themselves by force of arms.
text_transcription: IT WAS HARDLY POSSIBLE EVEN IN THE DAYS OF ROUGHEST RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY TO KEEP INFLICTING BODILY PUNISHMENT ON MEN WHO WERE PLEDGED NEVER TO DEFEND THEMSELVES BY FORCE OF ARMS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz hˈɑːɹdli pˈɑːsᵻbəl, ˈiːvən ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌv ɹˈʌfɪst ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi, tə kˈiːp ɪnflˈɪktɪŋ bˈɑːdili pˈʌnɪʃmənt ˌɔn mˈɛn hˌuː wɜː plˈɛdʒd nˈɛvɚ tə dᵻfˈɛnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz baɪ fˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈɑːɹmz.