text_original: Tf we think only of the most familiar of the social fea  tures of this period we may well form a low estimate of its moral worth, and say with Horace that the The natural men of his day were worse than the generation (fJiieveTha^ that had gone before, and were to be followed there was a by an age still viler.
text_transcription: IF WE THINK ONLY OF THE MOST FAMILIAR OF THE SOCIAL FEATURES OF THIS PERIOD WE MAY WELL FORM A LOW ESTIMATE OF ITS MORAL WORTH AND SAY WITH HORACE THAT THE MEN OF HIS DAY WERE WORSE THAN THE GENERATION THAT HAD GONE BEFORE AND WERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN AGE STILL VILER
phonemes: tˌiːˈɛf wiː θˈɪŋk ˈoʊnli ʌvðə mˈoʊst fəmˈɪlɪɹ ʌvðə sˈoʊʃəl fˈiː tjˈʊɹz ʌv ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd wiː mˈeɪ wˈɛl fˈɔːɹm ɐ lˈoʊ ˈɛstᵻmət ʌv ɪts mˈɔːɹəl wˈɜːθ, ænd sˈeɪ wɪð hˈɔːɹəs ðætðə ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl mˈɛn ʌv hɪz dˈeɪ wɜː wˈɜːs ðɐn ðə dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən (ˈɛf dʒˈɪiːv θˈɑː ðæt hæd ɡɔn bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ænd wɜː təbi fˈɑːloʊd ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ baɪ ɐn ˈeɪdʒ stˈɪl vˈaɪlɚ.