Mary Barber (poet)
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Mary Barber (c.1685 ā c.1755), Irish poet, was a member of Swift's circle. She has been described as "a domestic, small-scale, early eighteenth-century poet of charm and intelligence (remembered particularly for her writing about her children), but also an incisive, often satirical commentator on social and gender issues."[1]
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Mary Barber | |
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Born | c. 1685 |
Died | c. 1755 (aged 69ā70) |
Pen name | Sapphira; M.B. |
Occupation | Poet |
Spouse | Jonathan Barber |
Children | Constantine Barber (b. 1714); Rupert Barber (1719-1772) |
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