John Suckling
Authors
English poet
About John Suckling
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. He is best known for his poem "Ballade upon a Wedding".
Quick facts
- Known for
- The Norton Anthology of English Literature -- Seventh Edition -- Volume 1B, Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition, Prentice Hall Literature--The British Tradition
- Born
- 1609-02-10
- Died
- 1642-06-01
Official & social profiles
External & source links
John Suckling gallery
Books & published works
The Norton Anthology of English Literature -- Seventh Edition -- Volume 1B
Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition
Prentice Hall Literature--The British Tradition
Prentice Hall Literature, The British Edition. Volume I
Minor poets of the seventeenth century
Minor Poets of the 17th Century
A supplement to the works of the most celebrated minor poets ...
The non-dramatic works
A letter sent by Sir Iohn Svckling from France, deploring his sad estate and flight
Poems and letters from manuscript
A political and satirical history of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760
The goblins
A ballade upon a wedding
Aglaura
The poems, plays and other remains of Sir John Suckling
A coppy of a letter found in the privy lodgeings at White-Hall
The Coppy Of A Letter Written To The Lower Hovse Of Par- liament Touching Di- vers Grievances And In- conveniences Of The State & c. (ornament)
A Coppy Of A Letter Fovnd In The Privy Lodge- ings At White- Hall. (ornament)
Fragmenta aurea
The works of Sir John Suckling
Works in prose and verse
Aglaura, 1638
Brennoralt
A coppy of a letter found in the Privy lodgings at Whitehall
A coppy of a letter fovnd in the privy lodgeings at White-Hall
The coppy of a letter written to the lower House of Parliament touching divers grievances and inconveniences of the state &c.
The coppy of a letter written to the Lower Hovse of Parliament touching divers grievances and inconveniences of the state &c
The discontented colonell
A letter from Sir John Suckling to Mr. Henry German, in the beginning of the late Long Parliament, anno 1640
Love poems of Suckling
Poems
The sad one
Sir John Suckling's poems and letters from manuscript
Aglaura
Ballads and other poems
A ballad upon a wedding
A coppy of a letter found in the privy lodgeings at Whitehall
The goblins
The poems, plays and other remains
Selections from the works of Sir John Suckling
Works, in prose and verse
A ballade upon a wedding
Fragmenta avrea
The poems of Sir John Suckling
The works of Sir John Suckling in prose and verse
The poems, plays and other remains of Sir John Suckling. With a copious account of the author, notes, and an appendix of illustrative pieces ..
The poems, plays and other remains of Sir John Suckling
Fragmenta aurea
The works of Sir John Suckling