A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices/Barrett, Eaton Stannard
BARRETT, EATON STANNARD.
Political Satirist.
1786—1820.
Admitted 14 November, 1805.
Eldest son of Richard Barrett, of Cork, where he was born. He was never called to the Bar; but during his short career produced many poems and plays which achieved a temporary success. Amongst them are a poem entitled Woman; a burlesque romance entitled The Heroine; satirical dialogues known as All the Talents; The Comet, a Satire; Talents run Mad, a Satirical Poem (1816); The Rising Sun and The Setting Sun, serio-comic Romances (1809), and a Comedy entitled My Wife.