Dido and Aeneas
Tate published a volume of poems in London in 1677, and became a regular writer for the stage. "Brutus of Alba, or The Enchanted Lovers" (1678), a tragedy dealing with Dido and Aeneas, was dedicated to Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset; it was later adapted as the libretto for Henry Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas" (1688 or earlier). "The Loyal General", with a prologue by Dryden, played at the Dorset Garden Theatre in 1680.