John Suckling (poet)

Sir John Suckling
Sir John Suckling holding the open First Folio
Sir John Suckling holding the open First Folio
Born(1609-02-10)10 February 1609
Whitton, London, England
DiedMay 1641(1641-05-00) (aged 32)
Paris, France
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry

Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641[a]) was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage.[1] He is best known for his poem "Ballade upon a Wedding".


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  1. ^ Aubrey, John (1999) [1949]. "Sir John Suckling". In Dick, Oliver Lawson (ed.). Aubrey's Brief lives (1st nonpareil ed.). Boston, MA, USA: D. R. Godine. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-56792-063-5. OCLC 32926202. LCC CT781 .A9 1999.