text_original: Before dealing with his description of these two works, it is well to mention the fact that Mr. Edwards sets before us his story of Wales as practically consisting of two parts ; in the first half of which, he says, ' I tried to sketch the rise and fall of a princely caste ; in the second the rise of a self  educated, self governing peasantry.'
text_transcription: BEFORE DEALING WITH HIS DESCRIPTION OF THESE TWO WORKS IT IS WELL TO MENTION THE FACT THAT MISTER EDWARDS SETS BEFORE US HIS STORY OF WALES AS PRACTICALLY CONSISTING OF TWO PARTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF WHICH HE SAYS I TRY TO SKETCH THE RISE AND FALL OF A PRINCELY CAST IN THE SECOND THE RISE OF A SELF EDUCATED SELF GOVERNING PEASANTRY
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ dˈiːlɪŋ wɪð hɪz dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌv ðiːz tˈuː wˈɜːks, ɪɾ ɪz wˈɛl tə mˈɛnʃən ðə fˈækt ðæt mˈɪstɚ. ˈɛdwɚdz sˈɛts bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˌʌs hɪz stˈɔːɹi ʌv wˈeɪlz æz pɹˈæktɪkli kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv tˈuː pˈɑːɹts ; ɪnðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvwˈɪtʃ, hiː sˈɛz, aɪ tɹˈaɪd tə skˈɛtʃ ðə ɹˈaɪz ænd fˈɔːl əvə pɹˈɪnsli kˈæst ; ɪnðə sˈɛkənd ðə ɹˈaɪz əvə sˈɛlf ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd, sˈɛlf ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ pˈɛzəntɹi.