▁comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁occurr ences ▁of ▁daily ▁life , ▁they ▁would ▁establish ▁a ▁moral ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁nation . ▁Sch ol ars ▁such ▁as ▁Ross ▁and ▁M ell or ▁maintain ▁that ▁this ▁adaptation ▁of ▁existing ▁styles ▁and ▁gen res ▁is ▁one ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁women ▁po ets ▁created ▁a ▁femin ine ▁Rom antic ism . ▁ ▁Political ▁ess ays ▁and ▁po ems ▁ ▁Bar ba uld ' s ▁most ▁significant ▁political ▁texts ▁are : ▁An ▁Address ▁to ▁the ▁O pp os ers ▁of ▁the ▁Re pe al ▁of ▁the ▁Corporation ▁and ▁Test ▁Act s ▁( 1 7 9 0 ), ▁Ep ist le ▁to ▁William ▁Wil ber force ▁on ▁the ▁Re jection ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ▁for ▁Ab ol ishing ▁the ▁S lave ▁Trade ▁( 1 7 9 1 ), ▁S ins ▁of ▁Government , ▁S ins ▁of ▁the ▁Nation ▁( 1 7 9 3 ), ▁and ▁E igh teen ▁H undred ▁and ▁Ele ven ▁( 1 8 1 2 ). ▁As ▁Har ri et ▁Gu est ▁explains , ▁" The ▁theme ▁Bar ba uld ' s ▁ess ays ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s ▁repeatedly ▁return ▁to ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁as ▁a ▁religious , ▁civ ic , ▁and ▁national ▁body , ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁always ▁concerned ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁continu ity ▁between ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁private ▁individuals ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁defined ▁in ▁cap aci ously ▁inclus ive ▁terms ." ▁ ▁For ▁three ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁to