. Of the 104 Essays, 72 appeared in the
Censura Literaria
between January, 1807, and June, 1809. The remainder were by Gillies, except two by the Rev. Francis Wrangham and two by the Rev. Montagu Pennington. No. 50 is a review of some original poems by Capell Lofft, including a Greek ode on Eton College.
Gillies, in his
Memoirs of a Literary Veteran
(vol. ii. p. 4), says that in 1809 he addressed an anonymous letter to Brydges, containing some thoughts on the advantages of retirement (the subject of
Childe Alarique
). The letter, printed in
The Ruminator
, began his literary career and introduced him to Brydges.