text_original: We have already spoken of the prison discipline which was maintained and enforced every day while Queen Anne was still reigning, and told how the use of the lash to men and women who were imprisoned under sentence of the law was looked upon as an interesting incident affording a natural amusement to educated spectators. The State concerned itself but little in providing means for protecting the poorest classes against actual starvation.
text_transcription: WE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN OF THE PRISON DISCIPLINE WHICH WAS MAINTAINED AND ENFORCED EVERY DAY WHILE QUEEN ANNE WAS STILL REIGNING AND TOLD HOW THE USE OF THE LASH TO MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE IMPRISONED UNDER SENTENCE OF THE LAW WAS LOOKED UPON AS AN INTERESTING INCIDENT AFFORDING A NATURAL AMUSEMENT TO EDUCATED SPECTATORS THE STATE CONCERNED ITSELF BUT LITTLE IN PROVIDING MEANS FOR PROTECTING THE POOREST CLASSES AGAINST ACTUAL STARVATION
phonemes: wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi spˈoʊkən ʌvðə pɹˈɪzən dˈɪsɪplˌɪn wˌɪtʃ wʌz meɪntˈeɪnd ænd ɛnfˈɔːɹst ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ wˌaɪl kwˈiːn ˈæn wʌz stˈɪl ɹˈeɪnɪŋ, ænd tˈoʊld hˌaʊ ðə jˈuːs ʌvðə lˈæʃ tə mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn hˌuː wɜːɹ ɪmpɹˈɪzənd ˌʌndɚ sˈɛntəns ʌvðə lˈɔː wʌz lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz ɐn ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ˈɪnsɪdənt ɐfˈɔːɹdɪŋ ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl ɐmjˈuːzmənt tʊ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd spɛktˈeɪɾɚz. ðə stˈeɪt kənsˈɜːnd ɪtsˈɛlf bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ɪn pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ mˈiːnz fɔːɹ pɹətˈɛktɪŋ ðə pˈʊɹɹɪst klˈæsᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst ˈæktʃuːəl stɑːɹvˈeɪʃən.