text_original: The May  pole, around which lads and 207 THE REIGN OP QUEEN ANNE lasses used to dance, and around the very name of which so many pretty poetic memories still linger, was not, at this time, any longer seen in the streets of London, although it was yet a cherished institution in most parts of the country.
text_transcription: THE MAY POLE AROUND WHICH LADS AND LASSES USED TO DANCE AND AROUND THE VERY NAME OF WHICH SO MANY PRETTY POETIC MEMORIES STILL LINGER WAS NOT AT THIS TIME ANY LONGER SEEN IN THE STREETS OF LONDON ALTHOUGH IT WAS YET A CHERISHED INSTITUTION IN MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪ pˈoʊl, ɚɹˈaʊnd wˌɪtʃ lˈædz ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən ðə ɹˈeɪn ˌoʊpˈiː kwˈiːn ˈæn lˈæsᵻz jˈuːzd tə dˈæns, ænd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə vˈɛɹi nˈeɪm ʌvwˈɪtʃ sˌoʊ mˈɛni pɹˈɪɾi poʊˈɛɾɪk mˈɛmɚɹiz stˈɪl lˈɪŋɡɚ, wʌz nˈɑːt, æt ðɪs tˈaɪm, ˌɛni lˈɔŋɡɚ sˈiːn ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ʌv lˈʌndən, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz jˈɛt ɐ tʃˈɛɹɪʃt ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪn mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi.