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Title: On Creeches hanging himself because the person he courted refused to marry
him
Author: Tunstall, William
Attribution: Wm Tunstall
Date(s): 170- ?
Manuscript: Lt 7
Contents: On the death by suicide of the poet turned clergyman Thomas Creech, comparing
his fate with that of the classical writer Lucretius whom he had translated
Miscellany of twenty-four original poems, attributed to William Tunstall.
Tunstall, William
c.1770
Contains 24 English poems relating to contemporary family and state events.
Title: A Sonnet address'd to Sir James Macdonald
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Introduction to the poetic miscellany, and invocation of the poet's muse, addressed to and flattering Sir James Macdonald
Title: Directions to Reynolds for the Picture of Miss
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Directions to Joshua Reynolds, encouraging him to paint the poet's beloved naked rather than clothed, and in a natural style, so as to bring out her full beauty
Title: An Ode to Venus Translated from Sappho
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Ode addressed to Venus (goddess of love), spoken by a woman, beseeching her to make her lover return her affections
Title: A Sonnet address'd to John Stepney Esq.
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Sonnet on the difficulty of achieving happiness
Title: A Sonnet address'd to William Philip Perrin Esq. written when sick
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: On the happiness of the author's friendship with William Perrin, his former schoolfriend at Eton
Title: To the Same [Sonnets to William Philip Perrin Esq.]
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: On the author's friendship with William Perrin. Cf. BCMSV 6532
Title: An Imitation from Horace. Odes 27th Book, the First
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Imitation of Horace, Odes, I.27; satirical lines on the perils of excessive drinking
Title: On the Birth of the Prince of Wales
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 1762 ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: On the birth of the Prince of Wales, probably the future George IV, in 1762, and contemporary political events, including the Seven Years War
Title: The Protestation Address'd to Miss
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Protestation of love, addressed to the poet's beloved
Title: A Sonnet on the Present War
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Glorifying a war being fought by Britain in the mid-eighteenth century, presumably the Seven Years War
Title: A Translation from Simonides
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: A mother places her infant child in a casket, and sets it in the sea, praying that Jove will guard it; translated from Simonides
Title: An Epistle to my Sister
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Witty epistolary poem, written by the poet to his sister, presumably named Dorothy, on love and amorous attachment; prefaced by 'Written from Eaton'
Title: To the Same [Epistles to My Sister]
Author: Tunstall, William
Attribution: William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Epistolary poem addressed to the author's sister, on love and amorous attachment, ending with a description of his mother playing cards; cf. BCMSV 6539
Title: A Sonnet address'd to James Phipps Esq.
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: On friendship, and recuperation from illness
Title: A Morning Prayer
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: A verse prayer, in celebration of nature
Title: An Evening Prayer
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Verse prayer in which the poet asks God for protection from harm, and celebrates nature; cf. BCMSV 6542
Title: A Sonnet address'd to my father
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Sonnet addressed to the poet's father, praising him and drawing particular attention to his virtues as a parent
Title: A Translation from Job Chapter 4, from verse the 13
Author: Tunstall, William
Attribution: [Bible]
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: A paraphrase of the Book of Job, Chapter 4, verses 13-21; account of a vision in which man is warned of presumption in thinking his wisdom can rival God's, stressing the transience of human life
Title: A Sonnet Address'd to Sir John Russell
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: An address to Sir John Russell urging him, unlike his ancestor, to follow a virtuous path in life
Title: An Ode to Dr Bernard
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: On human nature, using lions, tigers and elephants metaphorically, to represent various personal dispositions
Title: Address'd to My Mother
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: In praise of the poet's mother
Title: An Epistolary Song to Miss ... To the Tune of, To all you Ladies now at Land
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Witty song on an amorous theme addressed to a particular woman, the poet's beloved
Title: The Epithalamium of Helen from Theocritus Idyll 18th
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Epithalamium in praise of the beauty of Helen, and concerning her marriage ceremony; a paraphrase of Theocritus' 18th idyll
Title: An Ode Address'd to the Prince of Wales
Author: Tunstall, William
Date(s): 1762 ?
Manuscript: Lt q 65
Contents: Celebrating the birth of the Prince of Wales (1762), presumably the future George IV
Title: From Will. Tonstall in the Marshalsea to Charles Wogan in Newgate. Tune, To
all the ladies, etc [A song (headline)]
Author: Tunstall, William
Attribution: Will. Tonstall
Date(s): 1716 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 11
Contents: Lighthearted letter, using verse as a consolation for imprisonment, to a
fellow-prisoner, the Jacobite soldier Charles Wogan, held in Newgate after the
battle of Preston. Marginal identifications of two people mentioned
Title: From W.T. to C.W. the 2nd part to the same tune [To all the ladies, BCMSV
880]. [A song (headline)]
Author: Tunstall, William
Attribution: W.T.
Date(s): 1716 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 11
Contents: Letter to a fellow-prisoner, the Jacobite soldier Charles Wogan, held in
Newgate Prison after the battle of Preston; praising his verses (see BCMSV
883) but warning about the dangers of women and love in their present plight
Title: W.T. to fair Clio; who, the first time he had the honour to see her, sung a
ballad of her own composing, in compliment to one he had writ before. To the
tune of, To all the ladies. [A song (headline)]
Author: Tunstall, William
Attribution: W.T.
Date(s): 1716 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 11
Contents: Proclaiming love and admiration for a lady who had enhanced his own verses by
singing them