Looking for an English-language poet whose name rhymes with Stowe and who lived in the time of Stevenson or earlier

Question

My friend is composing a poem, and for a rhyme's sake she needs the name of an English-language poet whose name rhymes with Stowe and who lived in the times of R.L. Stevenson or earlier.

I came up with "Poe" but she said she already used this surname. I would be grateful for any suggestions.

Ideally it would be a poet whom Stevenson knew - not necessarily personally; a poet of whom he knew by reading his works will do.

I'm not sure if this question is on-topic; sorry if it's not.

Answer 1

Robert Louis Stevenson lived from 1850 to 1894, so the following poets are candidates for the answer:

• William Crowe (1745–1829).
• Richard Flecknoe (c. 1600 – 1678).
• J. Ingo (lived c. 1800; only one poem, though).
• John Bedford Leno (1826 – 1894).
• Laurence Minot (1300? – 1352?; contemporaries may have pronounced his name in a way that does not rhyme with Stowe).
• William Roscoe (8 March 1753 – 30 June 1831), author of the poem for children The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast.
• William Caldwell Roscoe (1823–1859).
• Nicholas Rowe (/roʊ/; 1674 – 1718), well known for his edition of Shakepeare's works, but also a poet and dramatist in his own right.
• Christopher Marlowe / "Kit" Marlowe (1564 – 1593).

Answer 2

Christopher Marlowe would have been known through his work to Stevenson. But it hardly scans.