amed ▁with ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁wit ▁and ▁fancy ." ▁Despite ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁anx iety , ▁Bar ba uld ▁received ▁many ▁offers ▁of ▁marriage ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁– ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁decl ined . ▁ ▁First ▁literary ▁success es ▁and ▁marriage ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁Bar ba uld ▁brought ▁out ▁her ▁first ▁book ▁of ▁po ems , ▁after ▁her ▁friends ▁had ▁pra ised ▁them ▁and ▁convinced ▁her ▁to ▁publish ▁them . ▁The ▁collection , ▁entitled ▁simply ▁Po ems , ▁went ▁through ▁four ▁ed itions ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁year ▁and ▁surprised ▁Bar ba uld ▁by ▁its ▁success . ▁Bar ba uld ▁became ▁a ▁respect ed ▁literary ▁figure ▁in ▁England ▁on ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁Po ems ▁alone . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁brother , ▁John ▁A ik in , ▁joint ly ▁published ▁Mis cell aneous ▁Pie ces ▁in ▁Pro se , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁well ▁received . ▁The ▁ess ays ▁in ▁it ▁( most ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁by ▁Bar ba uld ) ▁were ▁fav ou rab ly ▁compared ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁despite ▁some ▁" mis giv ings ", ▁Bar ba uld ▁married ▁Ro chem ont ▁Bar ba uld ▁( 1 7 4 9 – 1 8 0 8 ), ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁H ug uen ot ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁pup il ▁at ▁W arr ington . ▁According ▁to ▁Bar ba uld ' s ▁nie ce , ▁Lucy ▁A ik in