text_original: But the police con  ditions did not then exist in the metropolis which might have made obedience to these laws a settled habit, and have provided satisfactorily for the comfort and convenience of street traffic. The private coaches 201 THE REIGN OP QUEEN ANNE kept by the wealthy were usually very magnificent equipages, and six horses to a carriage were thought necessary for any one who desired to impress the pub  lic with a sense of his distinction.
text_transcription: BUT THE POLICE CONDITIONS DID NOT THEN EXIST IN THE METROPOLIS WHICH MIGHT HAVE MADE OBEDIENCE TO THESE LAWS A SETTLED HABIT AND HAVE PROVIDED SATISFACTORILY FOR THE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE OF STREET TRAFFIC THE PRIVATE COACHES KEPT BY THE WEALTHY WERE USUALLY VERY MAGNIFICENT EQUIPAGES AND SIX HORSES TO A CARRIAGE WERE THOUGHT NECESSARY FOR ANY ONE WHO DESIRED TO IMPRESS THE PUBLIC WITH A SENSE OF HIS DISTINCTION
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə pəlˈiːs kˈɑːn dˈɪʃənz dɪdnˌɑːt ðˈɛn ɛɡzˈɪst ɪnðə mətɹˈɑːpəlˌɪs wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪthɐv mˌeɪd oʊbˈiːdiəns tə ðiːz lˈɔːz ɐ sˈɛɾəld hˈæbɪt, ænd hæv pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd sˌæɾɪsfˈæktɚɹəli fɚðə kˈʌmfɚt ænd kənvˈiːnɪəns ʌv stɹˈiːt tɹˈæfɪk. ðə pɹˈaɪvət kˈoʊtʃᵻz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ðə ɹˈeɪn ˌoʊpˈiː kwˈiːn ˈæn kˈɛpt baɪ ðə wˈɛlθi wɜː jˈuːʒuːəli vˈɛɹi mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt ˈɛkwɪpˌɪdʒᵻz, ænd sˈɪks hˈɔːɹsᵻz tʊ ɐ kˈæɹɪdʒ wɜː θˈɔːt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fɔːɹ ˌɛni wˈʌn hˌuː dɪzˈaɪɚd tʊ ɪmpɹˈɛs ðə pˈʌb lˈɪk wɪð ɐ sˈɛns ʌv hɪz dɪstˈɪŋkʃən.