... able to hold its own, but French ocean commerce is a bagatelle to France, while English prize-ships would be plenty as blackberries, and the statesmen of the Palais Bourbon are not too dull to perceive that Ireland is weak spot in the English armour, ...

... to hold its own, but French ocean commerce is a bagatelle to 1* ranee, while English prize-ships would be as plenty as blackberries, and the statesmen of the Palais Bourbon arc not too dull to perceive that Ireland is a weak spot in the English armour ...