Charles Dunster (1750–1816) was a British writer, and translator.
Life
He was the only son of the Rev. Charles Dunster, prebendary of Salisbury. He was admitted at
Oriel College
Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, w ...
, Oxford, as a commoner in 1767, took his B.A. degree at the end of 1770, migrated early in 1771 to Balliol, and again in 1773 to Trinity.
He was instituted to the Worcestershire rectories of Oddingley and
Naunton Beauchamp
Naunton Beauchamp (pronounced 'Bo-schomp') is a village and is also a civil parish within Wychavon district in Worcestershire, England. It is in the centre of the county, about four and a half miles from Pershore and nine miles from Worcester
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in 1776, and in 1789 (Arnold, ''Petworth'') to that of
Petworth
Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east–west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelv ...
in Sussex. He became rural dean of
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an a ...
, and held the rectory of Petworth until his death in April 1816.
Publications
He published:
# ''
The Frogs of Aristophanes
''The Frogs'' ( grc-gre, Βάτραχοι, Bátrakhoi, Frogs; la, Ranae, often abbreviated ''Ran.'' or ''Ra.'') is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus i ...
'', 1785.
# ''Cider, a poem by John Philips, with notes provincial and explanatory, including the present most approved method of making cyder in Herefordshire'', 1791.
# ''Paradise Regained, with notes of various authors'', 1795.
# ''Considerations on Milton's early reading and the "prima stamina" of his Paradise Lost'', 1800 (a work intended to show Milton's obligations to
Joshua Sylvester
Josuah Sylvester (1563 – 28 September 1618) was an English poet.
Biography
Sylvester was the son of a Kentish clothier. In his tenth year he was sent to school at King Edward VI School, Southampton, where he gained a knowledge of French. ...
).
# ''A Letter on a Passage in St. Matthew'', 1804.
# ''Discursory Considerations on
St. Luke's Gospel'', 1805.
# ''Discursory Observations on the evidence that St. Matthew's Gospel was the first writte