Sir John Suckling
February 10, 1609 – June 01, 1642
Countries:
United Kingdom
Place of Birth:
Whitton, London
Place of Death:
Paris, France
Categories:
Poetry
Sir John Suckling was an English poet and one prominent figure among those renowned for careless gaiety, wit, and all the accomplishments of a Cavalier poet; and also the inventor of the card game cribbage. He is best known for his poem "Ballad Upon a Wedding".