Mary Barber (poet)
Mary Barber | |
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Title page of first volume of Poems by Eminent Ladies 2 Vols. (London: R. Baldwin, 1755) | |
| Born | c. 1685 |
| Died | c. 1755 (aged 69–70) |
| Pen name | Sapphira; M.B. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Spouse | Jonathan Barber |
| Children | Constantine Barber (b. 1714); Rupert Barber (1719-1772) |
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Mary Barber (c.1685 – 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."