text_original: There was private charity in those days as well as in ours, and there were kindly hearted men and women ever ready to do their best for the maintenance of the very poor ; but the subject did not appear to be one with which any State system was bound to trouble itself overmuch.
text_transcription: THERE WAS PRIVATE CHARITY IN THOSE DAYS AS WELL AS IN OURS AND THERE WERE KINDLY HEARTED MEN AND WOMEN EVER READY TO DO THEIR BEST FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VERY POOR BUT THE SUBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ONE WITH WHICH ANY STATE SYSTEM WAS BOUND TO TROUBLE ITSELF OVER MUCH
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz pɹˈaɪvət tʃˈæɹᵻɾi ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz æz wˈɛl æz ɪn aʊɚz, ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː kˈaɪndli hˈɑːɹɾᵻd mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn ˈɛvɚ ɹˈɛdi tə dˈuː ðɛɹ bˈɛst fɚðə mˈeɪntənəns ʌvðə vˈɛɹi pˈʊɹ ; bˌʌt ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt dɪdnˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ təbi wˈʌn wɪð wˌɪtʃ ˌɛni stˈeɪt sˈɪstəm wʌz bˈaʊnd tə tɹˈʌbəl ɪtsˈɛlf ˌoʊvɚmˈʌtʃ.