text_original: Whenever the Duke had occasion to travel in England all the roads he had to pass through were cleared by a body of outriders whose duty it was, not merely to protect him against obstruction or delay, but to take care that none of the lower orders were allowed to gladden their vulgar eyes by gazing at his august person.
text_transcription: WHENEVER THE DUKE HAD OCCASION TO TRAVEL IN ENGLAND ALL THE ROADS HE HAD TO PASS THROUGH WERE CLEARED BY A BODY OF OUTRIDERS WHOSE DUTY IT WAS NOT MERELY TO PROTECT HIM AGAINST OBSTRUCTION OR DELAY BUT TO TAKE CARE THAT NONE OF THE LOWER ORDERS WERE ALLOWED TO GLADDEN THEIR VULGAR EYES BY GAZING AT HIS AUGUST PERSON
phonemes: wɛnˌɛvɚ ðə dˈuːk hæd əkˈeɪʒən tə tɹˈævəl ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈoʊdz hiː hædtə pˈæs θɹuː wɜː klˈɪɹd baɪ ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌv aʊtɹˈaɪdɚz hˌuːz dˈuːɾi ɪt wˈʌz, nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli tə pɹətˈɛkt hˌɪm ɐɡˈɛnst əbstɹˈʌkʃən ɔːɹ dᵻlˈeɪ, bˌʌt tə tˈeɪk kˈɛɹ ðæt nˈʌn ʌvðə lˈoʊɚɹ ˈɔːɹdɚz wɜːɹ ɐlˈaʊd tə ɡlˈædən ðɛɹ vˈʌlɡɚɹ ˈaɪz baɪ ɡˈeɪzɪŋ æt hɪz ˈɔːɡəst pˈɜːsən.