text_original: The Welsh nationality remains as distinct a fact in our own time as it was in the days when Wales was yet carrying on her wars with England. Enghsh states  manship had to give up after a while any serious idea of interfering by legislation with the common use of the Welsh language, and at last was even prevailed upon to make a thorough knowledge of the native tongue a necessary condition of certain classes of appointment in Wales.
text_transcription: THE WELSH NATIONALITY REMAINS AS DISTINCT A FACT IN OUR OWN TIME AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS WHEN WALES WAS YET CARRYING ON OUR WARS WITH ENGLAND ENGLISH STATESMANSHIP HAD TO GIVE UP AFTER A WHILE ANY SERIOUS IDEA OF INTERFERING BY LEGISLATION WITH THE COMMON USE OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND AT LAST WAS EVEN PREVAILED UPON TO MAKE A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATIVE TONGUE A NECESSARY CONDITION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF APPOINTMENT IN WALES
phonemes: ðə wˈɛlʃ nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi ɹᵻmˈeɪnz æz dɪstˈɪŋkt ɐ fˈækt ɪn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪm æz ɪt wʌz ɪnðə dˈeɪz wɛn wˈeɪlz wʌz jˈɛt kˈæɹiɪŋ ˌɔn hɜː wˈɔːɹz wɪð ˈɪŋɡlənd. ˈɛŋhʃ stˈeɪts mˈænʃɪp hædtə ɡˈɪv ˌʌp ˈæftɚɹ ɐ wˈaɪl ˌɛni sˈɪɹiəs aɪdˈiə ʌv ˌɪntəfˈɪɹɪŋ baɪ lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wɪððə kˈɑːmən jˈuːs ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ænd æt lˈæst wʌz ˈiːvən pɹɪvˈeɪld əpˌɑːn tə mˌeɪk ɐ θˈʌɹoʊ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌvðə nˈeɪɾɪv tˈʌŋ ɐ nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi kəndˈɪʃən ʌv sˈɜːʔn̩ klˈæsᵻz ʌv ɐpˈɔɪntmənt ɪn wˈeɪlz.