John Suckling

Feb 10, 1609 - May 1641

Sir John Suckling 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. He is best known for his poem "Ballade upon a Wedding".
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“Why so pale and wan, fond lover Prithee, why so pale?”

John Suckling
Feb 10, 1609 - May 1641

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