text_original: The fact that Bolingbroke, and 1702 14 A NEW CHAPTEK IN HISTOEY. 407 Oxford, and Marlborough himself, were sometimes engaged in such transactions was looked upon very much as we should now look upon the conduct of a Minister who was willing to enter into terms of agreement with the Opposition, or the Irish National Party, or the representatives of some independent commercial interest, in order to make smooth the course of a complicated measure.
text_transcription: THE FACT THAT BOLINGBROKE AND OXFORD AND MARLBOROUGH HIMSELF WERE SOMETIMES ENGAGED IN SUCH TRANSACTIONS WAS LOOKED UPON VERY MUCH AS WE SHOULD NOW LOOK UPON THE CONDUCT OF A MINISTER WHO IS WILLING TO ENTER INTO TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH THE OPPOSITION OR THE IRISH NATIONAL PARTY OR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SOME INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN ORDER TO MAKE SMOOTH THE COURSE OF A COMPLICATED MEASURE
phonemes: ðə fˈækt ðæt bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk, ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː fˈɔːɹtiːn ɐ nˈuː tʃˈæptɛk ɪn hˈɪstoʊi. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən ˈɑːksfɚd, ænd mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ hɪmsˈɛlf, wɜː sˈʌmtaɪmz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn sˈʌtʃ tɹænsˈækʃənz wʌz lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ æz wiː ʃˌʊd nˈaʊ lˈʊk əpˌɑːn ðə kˈɑːndʌkt əvə mˈɪnɪstɚ hˌuː wʌz wˈɪlɪŋ tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ tˈɜːmz ʌv ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wɪððɪ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən, ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ nˈæʃənəl pˈɑːɹɾi, ɔːɹ ðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ʌv sˌʌm ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt kəmˈɜːʃəl ˈɪntɹɛst, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə mˌeɪk smˈuːð ðə kˈɔːɹs əvə kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd mˈɛʒɚ.