text_original: It may be observed as a curious and significant fact in the history of our journalism, that ' The Spectator,' which had little or nothing to do with pohtical questions, accomplished perhaps more than any other journal of the same time towards the creation of a keen public interest in the reading of criticism and commentary on pohtical subjects.
text_transcription: IT MAY BE OBSERVED AS A CURIOUS AND SIGNIFICANT FACT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR JOURNALISM THAT THE SPECTATOR WHICH HAD LITTLE OR NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICAL QUESTIONS ACCOMPLISHED PERHAPS MORE THAN ANY OTHER JOURNAL OF THE SAME TIME TOWARD THE CREATION OF A KEEN PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE READING OF CRITICISM AND COMMENTARY ON POLITICAL SUBJECTS
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː əbzˈɜːvd æz ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs ænd sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt fˈækt ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm, ðæt ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚ,wˌɪtʃ hæd lˈɪɾəl ɔːɹ nˈʌθɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪð pˈoʊɾɪkəl kwˈɛstʃənz, ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃt pɚhˈæps mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ dʒˈɜːnəl ʌvðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm təwˈɔːɹdz ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən əvə kˈiːn pˈʌblɪk ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðə ɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌv kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ænd kˈɑːməntˌɛɹi ˌɔn pˈoʊɾɪkəl sˈʌbdʒɛkts.