text_original: The lighting of the streets, if we may thus describe an attempt at illumination which did little more than render darkness visible, was ac  complished by miserable oil lamps and by the frequent use of lanterns, which wayfarers found it necessary to carry with them at night, well knowing that in many of the streets even the oil lamps could not be expe<5ted to shine.
text_transcription: THE LIGHTING OF THE STREETS IF WE MAY THUS DESCRIBE AN ATTEMPT AT ILLUMINATION WHICH DID LITTLE MORE THAN RENDER DARKNESS VISIBLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY MISERABLE OIL LAMPS AND BY THE FREQUENT USE OF LANTERNS WHICH WAYFARERS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO CARRY WITH THEM AT NIGHT WELL KNOWING THAT IN MANY OF THE STREETS EVEN THE OIL LAMPS COULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SHINE
phonemes: ðə lˈaɪɾɪŋ ʌvðə stɹˈiːts, ɪf wiː mˈeɪ ðˈʌs dᵻskɹˈaɪb ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt æɾ ɪlˌuːmᵻnˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ dˈɪd lˈɪɾəl mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ɹˈɛndɚ dˈɑːɹknəs vˈɪzᵻbəl, wʌz ˌeɪsˈiː kəmplˈɪʃt baɪ mˈɪzɹəbəl ˈɔɪl lˈæmps ænd baɪ ðə fɹˈiːkwənt jˈuːs ʌv lˈæntɚnz, wˌɪtʃ wˈeɪfɛɹɚz fˈaʊnd ɪt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə kˈæɹi wɪð ðˌɛm æt nˈaɪt, wˈɛl nˈoʊɪŋ ðæt ɪn mˈɛnɪəv ðə stɹˈiːts ˈiːvən ðɪ ˈɔɪl lˈæmps kʊd nˌɑːt biː ɛkspˈɛ fˈaɪv tˈɛd tə ʃˈaɪn.