And then, France had increased by leaps and bounds, reaching out to the north into Belgium and Holland, and to the south into Italy, whilst we were weakened by deep-lying disaffection among both Catholics and Presbyterians in Ireland.
Elle s'était accrue par le sud en Italie. Pendant ce temps, nous étions affaiblis par la haine profonde qui régnait en Irlande entre les Catholiques et les Presbytériens.