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# The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Soliloquy Of A Turkey

SOLILOQUY OF A TURKEY
Dey 's a so't o' threatenin' feelin' in de blowin' of de breeze,  An' I 's feelin' kin' o' squeamish in de night; I 's a-walkin' 'roun' a-lookin' at de diffunt style o' trees,  An' a-measurin' dey thickness an' dey height. Fu' dey 's somep'n mighty 'spicious in de looks de da'kies give,  Ez dey pass me an' my fambly on de groun,' So it 'curs to me dat lakly, ef I caihs to try an' live,  It concehns me fu' to 'mence to look erroun'.
Dey's a cu'ious kin' o' shivah runnin' up an' down my back,  An' I feel my feddahs rufflin' all de day, An' my laigs commence to trimble evah blessid step I mek;  W'en I sees a ax, I tu'ns my head away. Folks is go'gin' me wid goodies, an' dey 's treatin' me wid caih,  An' I 's fat in spite of all dat I kin do. I 's mistrus'ful of de kin'ness dat's erroun' me evahwhaih,  Fu' it 's jes' too good, an' frequent, to be true.
Snow 's a-fallin' on de medders, all erroun' me now is white,  But I 's still kep' on a-roostin' on de fence; Isham comes an' feels my breas'bone, an' he hefted me las' night,  An' he 's gone erroun' a-grinnin' evah sence. 'T ain't de snow dat meks me shivah; 't ain't de col' dat meks me shake;  'T ain't de wintah-time itse'f dat's 'fectin' me; But I t'ink de time is comin', an' I 'd bettah mek a break,  Fu' to set wid Mistah Possum in his tree.
Wen you hyeah de da'kies singin', an' de quahtahs all is gay,  'T ain't de time fu' birds lak me to be 'erroun'; Wen de hick'ry chip is flyin', an' de log 's been ca'ied erway,  Den hit's dang'ous to be roostin' nigh he groun'. Grin on, Isham! Sing on, da'kies! But I flop my wings an' go  Fu' de sheltah of de ve'y highest tree, Fu' dey 's too much close ertention—an' dey's too much fallin' snow—  An' it's too nigh Chris'mus mo'nin' now fu' me.
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# The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Song ("Wintah, summah, snow er shine")

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Wintah, summah, snow er shine,  Hit's all de same to me, Ef only I kin call you mine,  An' keep you by my knee.
Ha'dship, frolic, grief er caih,  Content by night an' day, Ef only I kin see you whaih  You wait beside de way.
Livin', dyin', smiles er teahs,  My soul will still be free, Ef only thoo de comin' yeahs  You walk de worl' wid me.
Bird-song, breeze-wail, chune er moan,  What puny t'ings dey 'll be, Ef w'en I 's seemin' all erlone,  I knows yo' hea't 's wid me.
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# The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Song of Summer

SONG OF SUMMER
Dis is gospel weathah sho'—  Hills is sawt o' hazy. Meddahs level ez a flo'  Callin' to de lazy. Sky all white wif streaks o' blue,  Sunshine softly gleamin', D'ain't no wuk hit's right to do,  Nothin' 's right but dreamin'.
Dreamin' by de rivah side  Wif de watahs glist'nin', Feelin' good an' satisfied  Ez you lay a-list'nin' To the little nakid boys  Splashin' in de watah, Hollerin' fu' to spress deir joys  Jes' lak youngsters ought to.
Squir'l a-tippin' on his toes,  So 's to hide an' view you; Whole flocks o' camp-meetin' crows  Shoutin' hallelujah. Peckahwood erpon de tree  Tappin' lak a hammah; Jaybird chattin' wif a bee,  Tryin' to teach him grammah.
Breeze is blowin' wif perfume,  Jes' enough to tease you; Hollyhocks is all in bloom,  Smellin' fu' to please you. Go 'way, folks, an' let me 'lone,  Times is gettin' dearah— Summah's settin' on de th'one,  An' I 'm a-layin' neah huh!
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# The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Spring Fever

SPRING FEVER
Grass commence a-comin'  Thoo de thawin' groun', Evah bird dat whistles  Keepin' noise erroun'; Cain't sleep in de mo'nin',  Case befo' it 's light Bluebird an' de robin,  Done begun to fight.
Bluebird sass de robin,  Robin sass him back, Den de bluebird scol' him  'Twell his face is black. Would n' min' de quoilin'  All de mo'nin' long, 'Cept it wakes me early,  Case hit 's done in song.
Anybody wo'kin'  Wants to sleep ez late Ez de folks 'll 'low him,  An' I wish to state (Co'se dis ain't to scattah,  But 'twix' me an' you), I could stan' de bedclothes,  Kin' o' latah, too.
'T ain't my natchul feelin',  Dis hyeah mopin' spell. I stan's early risin'  Mos'ly moughty well; But de ve'y minute,  I feel Ap'il's heat, Bless yo' soul, de bedclothes  Nevah seemed so sweet.
Mastah, he's a-scol'in',  Case de han's is slow, All de hosses balkin',  Jes' cain't mek 'em go. Don' know whut's de mattah,  Hit's a funny t'ing, Less'n hit 's de fevah  Dat you gits in spring.
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# The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Slow Through The Dark

SLOW THROUGH THE DARK
Slow moves the pageant of a climbing race;  Their footsteps drag far, far below the height,  And, unprevailing by their utmost might, Seem faltering downward from each hard won place. No strange, swift-sprung exception we; we trace  A devious way thro' dim, uncertain light,—  Our hope, through the long vistaed years, a sight Of that our Captain's soul sees face to face.  Who, faithless, faltering that the road is steep, Now raiseth up his drear insistent cry?  Who stoppeth here to spend a while in sleep Or curseth that the storm obscures the sky?  Heed not the darkness round you, dull and deep; The clouds grow thickest when the summit's nigh.
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# The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Song ("My heart to thy heart")

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My heart to thy heart,  My hand to thine; My lip to thy lips,  Kisses are wine Brewed for the lover in sunshine and shade; Let me drink deep, then, my African maid.
Lily to lily,  Rose unto rose; My love to thy love  Tenderly grows. Rend not the oak and the ivy in twain, Nor the swart maid from her swarthier swain.
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# The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Speakin' O' Christmas

SPEAKIN' O' CHRISTMAS
Breezes blowin' middlin' brisk, Snow-flakes thro' the air a-whisk, Fallin' kind o' soft an' light, Not enough to make things white, But jest sorter siftin' down So 's to cover up the brown Of the dark world's rugged ways 'N' make things look like holidays. Not smoothed over, but jest specked, Sorter strainin' fur effect, An' not quite a-gittin' through What it started in to do. Mercy sakes! it does seem queer Christmas day is 'most nigh here. Somehow it don't seem to me Christmas like it used to be,— Christmas with its ice an' snow, Christmas of the long ago. You could feel its stir an' hum Weeks an' weeks before it come; Somethin' in the atmosphere Told you when the day was near, Did n't need no almanacs; That was one o' Nature's fac's. Every cottage decked out gay— Cedar wreaths an' holly spray— An' the stores, how they were drest, Tinsel tell you could n't rest; Every winder fixed up pat, Candy canes, an' things like that; Noah's arks, an' guns, an' dolls, An' all kinds o' fol-de-rols. Then with frosty bells a-chime, Slidin' down the hills o' time, Right amidst the fun an' din Christmas come a-bustlin' in, Raised his cheery voice to call Out a welcome to us all; Hale and hearty, strong an' bluff, That was Christmas, sure enough. Snow knee-deep an' coastin' fine, Frozen mill-ponds all ashine, Seemin' jest to lay in wait, Beggin' you to come an' skate. An' you 'd git your gal an' go Stumpin' cheerily thro' the snow, Feelin' pleased an' skeert an' warm 'Cause she had a-holt yore arm. Why, when Christmas come in, we Spent the whole glad day in glee, Havin' fun an' feastin' high An' some courtin' on the sly. Bustin' in some neighbor's door An' then suddenly, before He could give his voice a lift, Yellin' at him, "Christmas gift." Now sich things are never heard, "Merry Christmas" is the word. But it's only change o' name, An' means givin' jest the same. There 's too many new-styled ways Now about the holidays. I 'd jest like once more to see Christmas like it used to be!
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# The Collected Works of Theodore Parker/Volume 01

See also: Preface
CONTENTS.
THE
COLLECTED WORKS
OF
THEODORE PARKER
MINISTER OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY AT BOSTON, U.S.
CONTAINING HIS
THEOLOGICAL, POLEMICAL, AND CRITICAL WRITINGS, SERMONS, SPEECHES, AND ADDRESSES, AND LITERARY MISCELLANIES.
EDITED BY
FRANCES POWER COBBE.
VOL. I.
SERMONS OF THEISM, ATHEISM, AND THE POPULAR THEOLOGY.
Second Edition.
LONDON:
N. TRÜBNER & CO., 60, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1867.
A
DISCOURSE
OF
MATTERS PERTAINING TO RELIGION.
BY
THEODORE PARKER.
“If an offence come out of the Truth, better is it that the offence come, than the Truth be concealed.”—Jerome.
LONDON:
TRÜRNER & CO., LUDGATE HILL.
1876.
JOHN CHILDS AND SON, PRINTERS.
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# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXVI

Sisyrinchium filifolium Gaud.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXXI

Muhlenbergia rariflora Hook. fil.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXXIV

Aira Magellanica Hook. fil.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXV

Codonorchis Lessonii Lindl.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXVII

Astelia pumila Br.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXXII

Agrostis Antarctica Hook. fil.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXIX

Sisyrinchium pumilum Hook. fil.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXVIII

Tetroncium Magellanicum Willd.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXX

Alopecurus Antarcticus Vahl.
# The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage/Plate CXXXIII

Aira Antarctica Hook.
# The Complete Baronetage

The Complete Baronetage is a standard work of reference on the baronetcies of England, Scotland, Ireland and Great Britain, in five volumes. The author Cokayne published it using the initials G. E. C.

## Volume I

* Bacon (1611)
* Molyneux of Sefton (1611)
* Mansell (1611)
* Shirley (1611)
* Stradling (1611)
* Leke (1611)
* Pelham (1611)
# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/Table of Movable Feasts

Table of Movable Feasts.
| Year of our Lord. | Ash Wednesday. | Easter Sunday. | Ascension Day. | Whit- Sunday. | Corpus Christi. | First Sunday in Advent. |
| 1912 | Feb. 21 | Apr. 07 | May 16 | May 26 | June 06 | Dec. 01 |
| 1913 | Feb. 05 | Mar. 23 | May 01 | May 11 | JuneMay 22 | Nov. 30 |
| 1914 | Feb. 25 | Apr. 12 | May 21 | May 31 | June 11 | Nov. 29 |
| 1915 | Feb. 17 | Apr. 04 | May 13 | May 23 | June 03 | Nov. 28 |
| 1916 | Mar. 08 | Apr. 23 | MayJune 01 | June 11 | June 22 | Dec. 03 |
| 1917 | Feb. 21 | Apr. 08 | May 17 | May 27 | June 07 | Dec. 02 |
| 1918 | Feb. 13 | Mar. 31 | May 09 | May 19 | JuneMay 30 | Dec. 01 |
| 1919 | Mar. 05 | Apr. 20 | May 29 | MayJune 08 | June 19 | Nov. 30 |
| 1920 | Feb. 18 | Apr. 04 | May 13 | May 23 | June 03 | Nov. 28 |
| 1921 | Feb. 09 | Mar. 27 | May 05 | May 15 | JuneMay 26 | Nov. 27 |
| 1922 | Mar. 01 | Apr. 16 | May 25 | MayJune 04 | June 15 | Dec. 03 |
| 1923 | Feb. 14 | Apr. 01 | May 10 | May 20 | JuneMay 31 | Dec. 02 |
| 1924 | Mar. 05 | Apr. 20 | May 29 | MayJune 08 | June 19 | Nov. 30 |
| 1925 | Feb. 25 | Apr. 12 | May 21 | May 31 | June 11 | Nov. 29 |
| 1926 | Feb. 17 | Apr. 04 | May 13 | May 23 | June 03 | Nov. 28 |
# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/Prayer of St. Gertrude

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
PRAYER OF ST. GERTRUDE.
I ADORE Thee, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, inexhaustible fountain of mercy and grace, greatest miracle of divine omnipotence, goodness, and wisdom, throne of holy love, and the only sacrifice which can satisfy divine justice! Filled with reverence, I prostrate myself before Thee, and acknowl​edge Thy sublime majesty, which deserves the adoration of heavenly spirits, with whom I unite in praising and glorifying Thee. O Sacred Heart of my Redeemer, essentially united with the eternal Word, possessing all His eternal and unspeakable perfection, the love and joy of the Blessed Trinity; to Thee I address my supplications; to Thee I offer myself. To Thy honor and glory I consecrate all that I am and have, now and forever. Inspire me with words, O sweetest Heart, to praise Thee worthily; give me a heart which will love Thee as it should; mercifully accept me as a victim which may burn with Thy love, now and forever. Amen.
# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/Prayers after Low-Mass

​Prayers ordered to be said, kneeling, at the end of every low Mass, by a decree of His Holiness, Leo XIII.
The Priest with the people recites the Mail Mary thrice; then
THE SALVE REGINA.
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope; to thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send our sighs, weeping and mourning in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thy eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet, Virgin Mary!
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
​R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with favor upon Thy people, who cry to Thee; and through the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of her Spouse, Blessed Joseph, of Thy Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, mercifully and graciously hear the prayers, which we pour forth to Thee, for the conversion of sinners and the liberty and exaltation of Holy Mother Church. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
​Add the Invocation: St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. We humbly beseech God to command him: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by thy divine power thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who roam through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
(Three hundred days' Indulgence.)
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. (Three times.)
Indulgence of 7 years and 7 quarantines.—Pope Pius X. June 7, 1904.
REPARATION FOR BLASPHEMIES.
Blessed be God.
Blessed be his holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
​Blessed be his most sacred Heart.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate Conception.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be God in his Angels and in his Saints.
# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/Table of Feast-, Fast- and Abstinence-Days

Table of Feasts and Fasts during the Year.
FESTIVALS OF OBLIGATION.
In addition to the Sundays, the following are holidays of obligation in every diocese of the United States:
* Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8.
* Nativity of our Lord, Dec. 25.
* Circumcision, Jan. 1.
* Ascension, forty days after Easter.
* Assumption, Aug. 15.
* All Saints, Nov. 1.
DAYS OF FASTING.
Every Day in Lent, Sundays excepted.
The Ember Days, which occur four times in the year, viz.: the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday immediately after the first Sunday in Lent; in Whitsunweek; immediately after the 14th of Sept.; and immediately after the 3d Sunday of Advent.
The Vigils of Whit-Sunday, of the Assumption, of All Saints, and of Christmas.
When a fasting day falls upon a Sunday, it is kept on the Saturday before. To last consists in abstaining from fleshmeat, and eating only one full meal in the day which must not be before noon. Besides this, a collation or light refreshment is allowed in the evening. All who have completed their 21st year are obliged to observe the fasts of the Church, unless dispensed or exempted for some legitimate cause.
Many Bishops in the United States, making use of the special power given to them the Holy See, grant to the working people and their families dispensation from the law of Abstinence on all days during the year, excepting the Fridays, Ash-Wednesday, Holy Week and the Vigil of Christmas.
DAYS OF ABSTINENCE.
All Fridays, except when Christmas falls upon a Friday.
Days of abstinence are those on which we are not allowed to eat flesh-meat. All who have attained the age of reason are obliged to observe these days.
# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/The Asperges

The Asperges.
While the Priest sprinkles Holy Water before Solemn Mews on Sundays, the following Anthems are sung:
Ant. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
Ps. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy.
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.
Ant. Thou shalt, etc.
The Priest, returning to the foot of the altar says:
V. Show us, O Lord, thy mercy.
​R. And grant us thy salvation.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Graciously hear us, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God; and vouchsafe to send thy holy angel from heaven, who may protect, visit and defend all who dwell in this habitation. Through Christ, our Lord.
R. Amen.
From Easter to Whit-Sunday, inclusively, instead of the foregoing Antiphon Asperges me, etc., the following is sung, and Alleluia is added to the Versicles and Responsories.
​Ant. I saw water coming forth from the temple, on the right side. Alleluia! And all those to whom this water came, were saved, and shall say, Alleluia!
Ps. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.
Ant. I saw water, etc.
# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/The Commandments of God and of the Church

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.
* I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange Gods before me.
* Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
* Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.
* Honor thy Father and thy Mother.
* Thou shalt not kill.
* Thou shalt not commit adultery.
* Thou shalt not steal.
* Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
* Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
* Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.
THE CHIEF COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH.
* To hear Mass on Sundays and holydays of obligation.
* To fast and abstain on the days appointed.
* To confess at least once a year.
* To receive the Holy Eucharist during the Easter time.
* To contribute to the support of our pastors.
* Not to marry persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us within the fourth degree of kindred, nor privately without witnesses, nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times.
# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/Rules for Assisting at Mass

Rules for Assisting at Mass.
THESE rules indicate the attitude which the Church desires, as most suitable to the various parts of the Mass. They do not bind so strictly as to make it a sin to depart from them, for sufficient reasons.
LOW MASS.
Rise when the priest is going to the altar.
Kneel from the beginning to the end of Mass, except during the Gospels.
HIGH MASS.
Rise when the priest is going to the altar.
Kneel when Mass commences.
Rise at the "Gloria."
Sit when the priest is seated.
Rise when the priest kisses the altar.
Stand whilst the prayers are sung.
​Sit during the reading of the lesson (Epistle).
Rise for the Gospel, after which remain standing, whilst the priest recites the "Credo" and genuflect with him at the words "Et incarnatus est," etc. (i. e., And He was made flesh, etc.)
Sit when the priest is seated, but kneel on both knees whilst the choir sings: "Et incarnatus est de spiritu sancto ex Maria Virgine; Et homo factus est."
Rise when the priest kisses the altar and remain standing till the priest has sung "Oremus."
Sit till the priest commences to sing "Per omnia sæcula sæculorum."
Stand during the Preface.
Kneel from the "Sanctus" to the second ablution.
Then sit till the priest kisses the altar.
All stand during the last prayer.
All kneel to receive the blessing.
​During the last Gospel all stand.
(If before the sermon the "Veni Creator" is sung by the choir, all kneel.)
# The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Verdon, Edward Theophilus de

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​Verdon, Edward Theophilus de, Commissioner of Titles, Victoria, was appointed Commissioner of Titles in succession to Mr. T. P. Webb, who acted temporarily after the death of Mr. Bunny in June 1886.
# The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Verdon, Hon. Sir George Frederick

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​Verdon, Hon. Sir George Frederick, K.C.M.G., C.B., J.P., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., eldest son of the Rev. Edward Verdon, M.A., perpetual curate of St. Ann's, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, by Jane Frances, daughter of Dr. George Hobson, was born on Jan. 21st, 1834, at Pendleton, and educated at Rossall School. He went to Melbourne in 1851, and engaged in commercial pursuits. He was called to the Victorian Bar in April 1863, and was elected to the Municipal Council of Williamstown and appointed Chairman of the Municipal Conference held at Melbourne for the consideration of the laws relating to municipal institutions. ​He was one of the first members of the volunteer force established in 1854 for the defence of the colony, and was engaged at the head of his company in 1857 in suppressing the outbreak of convicts in which Captain Price was killed. In 1859 he was elected member for Williamstown, and on Nov. 26th in the following year he was appointed Treasurer in the Heales Government, retiring with his colleagues on Nov. 14th, 1861. He was reappointed Treasurer under Mr. (afterwards) Sir James MᶜCulloch on June 27th, 1863, and held office until May 6th, 1868. As honorary secretary to the Astronomical Observatory, and as a member of the Government, he did much to assist in the perfection of the present system of astronomical observation. In 1866 the Government and Legislature of Victoria resolved upon sending a minister of the Crown to England for the purpose of bringing the subject of the defence of the colony before the Home Government, and Mr. Verdon was selected for the mission, in which he was completely successful, obtaining a contribution of £100,000 towards the construction of the Cerberus, and the gift of the Nelson for a training-ship. He was also instrumental in smoothing away the obstacles to the establishment of the Melbourne Mint, and was created C.B. for his services Nov. 23rd, 1866. On his return to Victoria he was elected to the Assembly for Emerald Hill, and on May 5th, 1868, was appointed Agent-General for the colony in England. He was elected P.R.S. in 1870, and is an Associate of the Institute of Civil Engineers. He was nominated a K.C.M.G. on Feb. 22nd, 1872, on the occasion of his retiring from the Agent-Generalship, and accepted the office of colonial inspector and general manager of the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank, a position he held till 1891, being elected chairman of the associated banks in 1888, in which year he represented the Royal British Commission at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. Sir George revisited England in 1890. He married on March 28th, 1861, Anne, daughter of John Armstrong, of Melbourne, who died on August 22nd, 1889.