Thomas Parnell (September 11, 1679 – October 24, 1718) was a poet and clergyman, born in Dublin, where he studied at Trinity College. He was a friend of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. He was a member of the Scriblerus Club, contributed to The Spectator, and assisted Pope in translating The Iliad. He was one of the so-called “Graveyard Poets” In 1717, he published Battle of the Frogs and Mice, with Zoïlus’s remarks and a life of Zoïlus. It is the only work he ever published during his lifetime; it is filled with mischievous allusions to the harsh critics of his time. His poems were published by Pope in 1721.
