John Suckling (poet)
Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – 1 June 1642) 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".
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“Why so pale and wan, fond lover
Prithee, why so pale?”
—Sir John Suckling (1609–1642)