Dale was a physician in England, but accumulating debt, among other circumstances, forced him to move to SC. There, during the 1730s, he published much poetry and some satirical works in the South Carolina Gazette and GM.

Cuff was an optician and microscope-maker. He was famous for his innovative microscope designs and sold his instruments at his shop; however, he had little success as a shopkeeper, and was forced to give up shopkeeping and sell his stock-in-trade at auction around 1758. However, he continued to make microscopes and teach apprentices. He failed to secure membership to Royal Society. He wrote many prose descriptions of microscopes and one poem on the same subject.

Croxall was a clergyman with many preferments, but his many clerical duties left him little time for writing. Most of his poems and sermons were staunchly Whig and anti-Tory. His most successful publication was his translation of Aesop's Fables. He died with a substantial estate.

Bequeathed a large fortune from his wealthy parents, Crisp lived the leisurely life of a gentleman; as the DNB notes, "there is no evidence of his ever following a profession or trade." Although he began a number of literary endeavors, the only one to come to fruition was his blank verse tragedy, 'Virginia.'

Crawford wrote songs popular in 18th c. Scotland, including ‘Cowdieknowes’ and ‘Tweedside'. His work is the Scots language, including ‘Bush Abune Traquair’ and ‘Doun the burn, Davie’, is considered mediocre. Robert Burns later improved some of these pieces.

A clergyman, Coventry expressed 'gentlemanly literary ambitions' in his first published poem Penshurst (DNB). He subsequently wrote a popular novel about London society. The DNB argues that his anonymity was due to his position as a clergyman, as suggested in other cases as well.

An organist political journalist, Courteville wrote pamphlets and propaganda pieces on behalf of Sir Robert Walpole and his government. His wife had a fortune of £25,000. Montluzin attributes some GM verses to "Ralph Courteville" for unclear reasons.

Cotton was a physician, particularly of the mentally ill. Judging from his poet-friend William Cowper's claim to owe Cotton at least £140, Cotton received a fine profit for his services. "As a moralistic poet Cotton achieved considerable contemporary acclaim" (DNB). The preface to his most famous, anonymous work, Visions in Verse, explains that he aims "to profit and to please unknown."

William Cooke was a headmaster (and clergyman?) who retained a number of pluralities. He published one volume of poems in Greek, Latin, and English entitled Musae juveniles.

In 1722, Cooke moved to London hoping to earn his living as a writer, contributing articles to the daily papers, and seeking out patrons among the whigs. He dedicated almost all of his works to persons of nobility. He was a prolific poet, but he was most famous for his classical translations; his translation of Hesiod earned him the nickname "Hesiod Cooke." In some of his works, he attacked Pope and company, prompting Pope to ridicule Cooke in the Dunciad and Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Cooke was also a playwright, selling his collection to Mrs.