He thought it most unfortunate that one opportunity of concluding such a treaty should have been lost at the time of the Restoration.

It seemed to him that another opportunity was afforded by the Revolution.

He and his friends were eagerly pushing forward Nottingham's Comprehension Bill, and were flattering themselves with vain hopes of success.

But they felt that there could hardly be a Comprehension in one of the two British kingdoms, unless there were also a Comprehension in the other.
Concession must be purchased by concession.

If the Presbyterian pertinaciously refused to listen to any terms of compromise where he was strong, it would be almost impossible to obtain for him liberal terms of compromise where he was weak.