Long negotiations ensued, and in March 1875 the old firm was dissolved.
A downward adjustment across the board is being made by all clubs, including the Old Firm.
His sons, William and George, set themselves in right earnest to bring back the prosperity of the old firm.
Morris now became sole manager and proprietor, although the other members of the old firm continued, in varying degrees, to give him the advantage of their assistance and advice. !; Meanwhile the epic mood had possessed Morris very strongly, and, in addition to his work upon the sagas, he had actually finished and (in 1875) published a verse translation of the Aeneid, which is interesting rather for its individuality than for any fidelity to the spirit of the original.
