text_original: Nothing could seem more outrageously antagonistic to all the principles of Christianity, of the moral law, and of civilization than such a practice, and yet it was regarded by the British public of Queen Anne's days as an ordinary and unobjectionable part of the social usages of the time — a time when writers like Pope, 1702 14 PRISONERS AND PAUPERS. 403 and Addison, and Steele were the leading favourites of English readers.
text_transcription: NOTHING COULD SEEM MORE OUTRAGEOUSLY ANTAGONISTIC TO ALL THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIANITY OF THE MORAL LAW AND OF CIVILIZATION THAN SUCH A PRACTICE AND YET IT WAS REGARDED BY THE BRITISH PUBLIC OF QUEEN ANNE'S DAYS AS AN ORDINARY AND UNOBJECTIONABLE PART OF THE SOCIAL USAGES OF THE TIME A TIME WHEN WRITERS LIKE POPE AND ADDISON AND STEELE WERE THE LEADING FAVOURITES OF ENGLISH READERS
phonemes: nˈʌθɪŋ kʊd sˈiːm mˈɔːɹ aʊtɹˈeɪdʒəsli æntˈæɡənˈɪstɪk tʊ ˈɔːl ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌv kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi, ʌvðə mˈɔːɹəl lˈɔː, ænd ʌv sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən ðɐn sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɹˈæktɪs, ænd jˈɛt ɪt wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pˈʌblɪk ʌv kwˈiːn ˈænz dˈeɪz æz ɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ænd ʌnɑːbdʒˈɛkʃənəbəl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈoʊʃəl jˈuːsɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə tˈaɪm — ɐ tˈaɪm wɛn ɹˈaɪɾɚz lˈaɪk pˈoʊp, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː fˈɔːɹtiːn pɹˈɪzənɚz ænd pˈɔːpɚz. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ænd ˈædɪsən, ænd stˈiːl wɜː ðə lˈiːdɪŋ fˈeɪvɹɪts ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹˈiːdɚz.