text_original: There was no system of national edu  cation, at least in England — Scotland was much more advanced in its ideas as to popular education at that time — and many writers of good repute still en  couraged and fostered the common notion that, on the whole, the poor were rather better off without education than with it, for the reason that the D D 2 404 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xl. reading of books would only be likely to make poor people discontented with the lot to which it had pleased Providence to call them.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO SYSTEM OF NATIONAL EDUCATION AT LEAST IN ENGLAND SCOTLAND WAS MUCH MORE ADVANCED IN ITS IDEAS AS TO POPULAR EDUCATION AT THAT TIME AND MANY WRITERS OF GOOD REPUTE STILL ENCOURAGED AND FOSTERED THE COMMON NOTION THAT ON THE WHOLE THE POOR WERE RATHER BETTER OFF WITHOUT EDUCATION THAN WITH IT FOR THE REASON THAT THE READING OF BOOKS WOULD ONLY BE LIKELY TO MAKE POOR PEOPLE DISCONTENTED WITH THE LOCK TO WHICH IT PLEASED PROVIDENCE TO CALL THEM
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ sˈɪstəm ʌv nˈæʃənəl ˈɛduː kˈæɾaɪən, æt lˈiːst ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd — skˈɑːtlənd wʌz mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ ɐdvˈænst ɪn ɪts aɪdˈiəz æz tə pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æt ðæt tˈaɪm — ænd mˈɛni ɹˈaɪɾɚz ʌv ɡˈʊd ɹᵻpjˈuːt stˈɪl ˈɛn kˈɜːɹɪdʒd ænd fˈɑːstɚd ðə kˈɑːmən nˈoʊʃən ðˈæt, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, ðə pˈʊɹ wɜː ɹˈæðɚ bˈɛɾɚɹ ˈɔf wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ðɐn wɪð ɪt, fɚðə ɹˈiːzən ðætðə dˈiː dˈiː tˈuː fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˌɛksˈɛl. ɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌv bˈʊks wʊd ˈoʊnli biː lˈaɪkli tə mˌeɪk pˈʊɹ pˈiːpəl dɪskəntˈɛntᵻd wɪððə lˈɑːt tʊ wˌɪtʃ ɪt hæd plˈiːzd pɹˈɑːvɪdəns tə kˈɔːl ðˌɛm.