text_original: After the civil wars it had been common to plant military colonies, and to find land for all the veterans. But it was found in time that they were sorry settlers and little suited to fieldwork, and the land passed and missio Speedily out of their hands. The system of honesta. pensions was, therefore, adopted in its stead.
text_transcription: AFTER THE CIVIL WARS IT HAD BEEN COMMON TO PLANT MILITARY COLONIES AND TO FIND LAND FOR ALL THE VETERANS BUT IT WAS FOUND IN TIME THAT THEY WERE SORRY SETTLERS AND LITTLE SUITED TO FIELD WORK AND THE LAND PASSED SPEEDILY OUT OF THEIR HANDS THE SYSTEM OF PENSIONS WAS THEREFORE ADOPTED IN ITS STEAD
phonemes: ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹz ɪt hɐdbɪn kˈɑːmən tə plˈænt mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kˈɑːləniz, ænd tə fˈaɪnd lˈænd fɔːɹ ˈɔːl ðə vˈɛɾɚɹənz. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz fˈaʊnd ɪn tˈaɪm ðæt ðeɪ wɜː sˈɑːɹi sˈɛtlɚz ænd lˈɪɾəl sˈuːɾᵻd tə fˈiːldwɜːk, ænd ðə lˈænd pˈæst ænd mˈɪsɪˌoʊ spˈiːdili ˌaʊɾəv ðɛɹ hˈændz. ðə sˈɪstəm ʌv ˈɑːnɪstə. pˈɛnʃənz wʌz, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɪn ɪts stˈɛd.