Sir John Suckling | |
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![]() Sir John Suckling holding the open First Folio | |
Born | Whitton, London, England | 10 February 1609
Died | May 1641 Paris, France | (aged 32)
Occupation | Poet |
Language | English |
Genre | Poetry |
Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641) 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".