John Suckling
English poet · Writers · Lived 1609 to 1642 · aged 33
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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Lived 1609 to 1642 · aged 33
