Robert Millhouse (1788–1839) was an

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Spenserian

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, born in

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, England. Contemporaneously compared to

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and

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, he too obtained some fame as a provincial poet, though his own life was affected by his serial marriages, ill-health and poverty. His ''Poetical Blossoms'' was somewhat notably edited by fellow Nottingham poet,

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Reverend

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, in 1823.

Notable publications

* ''Vicissitude, a poem in four books and other pieces.'' 1821. * ''Blossoms by Robert Millhouse. Being a selection of sonnets. 2nd edition.'' 1823. * ''The song of the patriot, sonnets, and songs.'' 1826. * ''Sherwood forest, and other poems.'' 1827. * ''The destinies of man.'' 1832. * ''The destinies of man, part second.'' 1834. * ''The sonnets and songs of Robert Millhouse, ed. J. P. Briscoe.'' 1881.

References

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Entry in index of Spenserian poets. 'The song of the patriot, sonnets, and songs', by Robert Millhouse, at the Internet Archive.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millhouse, Robert 1788 births 1839 deaths Writers from Nottingham English male poets 19th-century poets