text_original: The custom in old times had grown out of no tenderness of charity, but from the wish to keep the populace in good humour at the expense of the provincials who had to pay the cost, and in later times it was kept up from fear of the riots that might follow if the stream ceased to flow.
text_transcription: THE CUSTOM IN OLD TIMES HAD GROWN OUT OF NO TENDERNESS OF CHARITY BUT FROM THE WISH TO KEEP THE POPULACE IN GOOD HUMOR AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PROVINCIALS WHO HAD TO PAY THE COST AND IN LATER TIMES IT WAS KEPT UP FROM FEAR OF THE RIOTS THAT MIGHT FOLLOW IF THE STREAM CEASED TO FLOW
phonemes: ðə kˈʌstəm ɪn ˈoʊld tˈaɪmz hæd ɡɹˈoʊn ˌaʊɾəv nˈoʊ tˈɛndɚnəs ʌv tʃˈæɹᵻɾi, bˌʌt fɹʌmðə wˈɪʃ tə kˈiːp ðə pˈɑːpjʊləs ɪn ɡˈʊd hjˈuːmɚɹ æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌvðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəlz hˌuː hædtə pˈeɪ ðə kˈɔst, ænd ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ tˈaɪmz ɪt wʌz kˈɛpt ˌʌp fɹʌm fˈɪɹ ʌvðə ɹˈaɪəts ðæt mˌaɪt fˈɑːloʊ ɪf ðə stɹˈiːm sˈiːst tə flˈoʊ.