text_original: The great work of what may be called philan  thropic legislation can hardly be said to have come into existence during Queen Anne's reign. There were philanthropists, lovers of their kind, then as at all other periods of history ; but the idea that legis  lation in itself had anything to do for the unrepre  sented classes, beyond the enforcement of the criminal law, had not yet become part of the ordinary legis  lator's creed.
text_transcription: THE GREAT WORK OF WHAT MAY BE CALLED PHILANTHROPIC LEGISLATION CAN HARDLY BE SAID TO HAVE COME INTO EXISTENCE DURING QUEEN ANNE'S REIGN THERE WERE PHILANTHROPISTS LOVERS OF THEIR KIND THEN AS AT OTHER PERIODS OF HISTORY BUT THE IDEA THAT LEGISLATION IN ITSELF HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE UNREPRESENTED CLASSES BEYOND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CRIMINAL LAW HAD NOT YET BECOME PART OF THE ORDINARY LEGISLATOR'S CREED
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɜːk ʌv wʌt mˈeɪ biː kˈɔːld fɪlˈæn θɹˈɑːpɪk lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən kæn hˈɑːɹdli biː sˈɛd tə hæv kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ɛɡzˈɪstəns dˈʊɹɹɪŋ kwˈiːn ˈænz ɹˈeɪn. ðɛɹwˌɜː fɪlˈænθɹəpˌɪsts, lˈʌvɚz ʌv ðɛɹ kˈaɪnd, ðˈɛn æz æɾ ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ pˈiəɹɪədz ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi ; bˌʌt ðɪ aɪdˈiə ðæt lˈɛɡɪz lˈeɪʃən ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf hæd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə dˈuː fɚðɪ ˌʌnɹᵻpɹˈɛ sˈɛntᵻd klˈæsᵻz, bᵻjˌɔnd ðɪ ɛnfˈɔːɹsmənt ʌvðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl lˈɔː, hæd nˌɑːt jˈɛt bɪkˌʌm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi lˈɛɡɪz lˈeɪɾɚz kɹˈiːd.