Little is known about Hamilton's life, but he seems to a vestige of the leisurely gentleman landowner paradigm; the DNB explains that he liked to entertain his friends with "humorous poems," though none are accounted for in the ESTC.

Hampden was a diplomatist who held numerous positions in the government. Though originally a supporter of Sir Robert Walpole, from the accession of George III he was a close friend and follower of George Grenville. Acc. to the DNB he also wrote some Latin poetry, which was edited by his son John and published well after his death (at least acc. to the ESTC. May want to check Foxon). He also collected drawings and prints.

Halket is best known as a composer of Jacobite songs. Among them include ‘Whirry Whigs Awa'’, and ‘A Dialogue between the Devil and George II’, "which apparently caused the duke of Cumberland to offer a reward of £100 for the author dead or alive" acc. to the DNB. His classic love lyric ‘Logie o' Buchan’ is usually categorized as one of the best lowland Scottish songs.

Gurney was best known for his modification of William Mason's system of shorthand, his Brachygraphy going through seven editions in his lifetime. He also published poetry from the 1740s onward while working primarily in other professions. His poetry was vehemently anti-Methodist, acc. to the DNB.

Gruffydd was a traditional Welsh poet who wrote on religious and genealogical subjects in poems in the cywydd metre and songs in the free metre. Following the poets of the middle ages, he visited the homes of landed families to solicit their patronage and "return eulogy and elegy in time-honoured payment" (DNB). As the DNB explains, "This won him a reputation as a scholar–poet and antiquarian firmly in the tradition of the medieval bards...

Grove was a dissenting clergyman who wrote popular sermons, and lesser known poetry and hymns that appeared in contemporary hymnbooks and were collected in his posthumous Miscellanies in Prose and Verse. He received little income from his profession and lived happily in relative poverty throughout his life.

Griffen was a successful actor and playwright. He often performed in his own plays.

Grierson was from humble origins but had a propensity for learning. Her editions of Greek and Latin works were praised by many, including Swift. She was well regarded by the Dublin literary elite for her skills as editor and poet. Only a few of her poems survive.

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