Had he not urged the controversy, I had most probably been a silent man.
Another reason for deferring the remainder of the work was, that Mr.
Burke promised in his first publication to renew the subject at another opportunity, and to make a comparison of what he called the English and French Constitutions.

I therefore held myself in reserve for him.

He has published two works since, without doing this: which he certainly would not have omitted, had the comparison been in his favour.
In his last work, his "Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs," he has quoted about ten pages from the RIGHTS OF MAN, and having given himself the trouble of doing this, says he "shall not attempt in the smallest degree to refute them," meaning the principles therein contained.

I am enough acquainted with Mr.Burke to know that he would if he could.

But instead of contesting them, he immediately after consoles himself with saying that "he has done his part."-- He has not done his part.