text_original: The general impression was not likely to lose much of its force when it came out, in the course of the investigations, that Gregg had been employed by the Secretary of State as a confidential agent when the arrangements for the union with Scotland were in progress, to descend upon Scotland and find out how the public opinion of that country was divided with regard to the proposed union of the two kingdoms.
text_transcription: THE GENERAL IMPRESSION WAS NOT LIKELY TO LOSE MUCH OF ITS FORCE WHEN IT CAME OUT IN THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT GREG HAD BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS A CONFIDENTIAL AGENT WHEN THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE UNION WITH SCOTLAND WERE IN PROGRESS TO DESCEND UPON SCOTLAND AND FIND OUT HOW THE PUBLIC OPINION OF THAT COUNTRY WAS DIVIDED WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSED UNION OF THE TWO KINGDOMS
phonemes: ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪmpɹˈɛʃən wʌz nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli tə lˈuːz mˈʌtʃ ʌv ɪts fˈɔːɹs wɛn ɪt kˈeɪm ˈaʊt, ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðɪ ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃənz, ðæt ɡɹˈɛɡ hɐdbɪn ɛmplˈɔɪd baɪ ðə sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt æz ɐ kˌɑːnfɪdˈɛnʃəl ˈeɪdʒənt wɛn ðɪ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts fɚðə jˈuːniən wɪð skˈɑːtlənd wɜːɹ ɪn pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs, tə dᵻsˈɛnd əpˌɑːn skˈɑːtlənd ænd fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt hˌaʊ ðə pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən ʌv ðæt kˈʌntɹi wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd wɪð ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd jˈuːniən ʌvðə tˈuː kˈɪŋdəmz.