hiː sˈiːmz tə hæv bɹˈɔːt fˈɔːɹwɚd ðɪ æɡɹˈɛɹiən mˈɛʒɚ tʃˈiːfli wɪððə vjˈuː ʌv ɐkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi, ænd hiː kwˈaɪətli dɹˈɑːpt ɪt wɛn hiː fˈaʊnd ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ hˈoʊp ʌv kˈæɹiɪŋ ɪt.
He seems to have brought forward the agrarian measure chiefly with the view of acquiring popularity, and he quietly dropped it when he found there was no hope of carrying it.