text_original: Swift, as Wyon points out, was the close friend and correspondent of Lady 380 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxxix. Masham, the Duchess of Ormond, Dr. Arbuthnot, and many others who had been in constant attend  ance upon the Queen in her last hours, and it is not likely that he would have ventured on making such statements within a year after Anne's death if he had believed there was the slightest chance of their receiving a contradiction from any of those who were best qualified to bear testimony on the subject.
text_transcription: SWIFT AS WYAN POINTS OUT WAS THE CLOSE FRIEND AND CORRESPONDENT OF LADY MASHAM THE DUCHESS OF ORMOND DOCTOR R BUTHNOT AND MANY OTHERS WHO HAD BEEN IN CONSTANT ATTENDANCE UPON THE QUEEN IN HER LAST HOURS AND IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT HE WOULD HAVE VENTURED ON MAKING SUCH STATEMENTS WITHIN A YEAR AFTER ANNE'S DEATH IF HE HAD BELIEVED THERE WAS THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE OF THEIR RECEIVING A CONTRADICTION FROM ANY OF THOSE WHO WERE BEST QUALIFIED TO BEAR TESTIMONY ON THE SUBJECT
phonemes: swˈɪft, æz wˈaɪɑːn pˈɔɪnts ˈaʊt, wʌzðə klˈoʊs fɹˈɛnd ænd kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt ʌv lˈeɪdi θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn. mˈæʃæm, ðə dˈʌtʃɛs ʌv ˈɔːɹmənd, dˈɑːktɚ. ˈɑːɹbəθnˌɑːt, ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɪn kˈɑːnstənt ɐtˈɛnd ˈæns əpˌɑːn ðə kwˈiːn ɪn hɜː lˈæst ˈaʊɚz, ænd ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli ðæt hiː wʊdhɐv vˈɛntʃɚd ˌɔn mˌeɪkɪŋ sˈʌtʃ stˈeɪtmənts wɪðˌɪn ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚɹ ˈænz dˈɛθ ɪf hiː hæd bᵻlˈiːvd ðɛɹwˌʌz ðə slˈaɪɾɪst tʃˈæns ʌv ðɛɹ ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɐ kˌɑːntɹədˈɪkʃən fɹʌm ˌɛni ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː wɜː bˈɛst kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd tə bˈɛɹ tˈɛstᵻməni ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt.