The latter offered more plays, more novels, and many articles for the _Quarterly_.

With reference to one of his articles--a review of Sheil's "Apostate" -- Gifford said, "A more potatoe-headed arrangement, or rather derangement, I have never seen.

I have endeavoured to bring some order out of the chaos.

There is a sort of wild eloquence in it that makes it worth preserving." Maturin continued to press his literary work on Murray, who however, though he relieved him by the gift of several large sums of money, declined all further offers of publication save the tragedy of "Manuel." _John Murray to Lord Byron_.
_March_ 15, 1817.
"Maturin's new tragedy, 'Manuel,' appeared on Saturday last, and I am sorry to say that the opinion of Mr.Gifford was established by the impression made on the audience.

The first act very fine, the rest exhibiting a want of judgment not to be endured.