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AnuradhaSowmyan: BOOK FOOD LANGUAGE: SIR JOHN SUCKLING'S POEM - THE CONSTANT LOVER

ATBgamellc: Cribbage is one of the oldest and most popular card games. Sir John Suckling invented the game in the early 17th Century, based on the old English game “noddy.” We celebrate National Cribbage Day on February 10, Suckling’s birthday!!

ToiletGuru: English poet and playwright Sir John Suckling, born OTD in 1609, was renowned for careless gaiety and wit, and also invented the card game cribbage

LLynneIrwin: Cribbage is one of the oldest and most popular card games. Sir John Suckling invented the game in the early 17th Century, based on the old English game “noddy.” Learn more about Cribbage and this celebration by clicking on the link below.

widsteam: Cribbage is one of the oldest and most popular card games. Since the exact day it was invented is not known, Sir John Suckling's birthday (the inventor) was chosen as the day to celebrate all things cribbage!

NathanFrancis__: "I prithee send me back my heart, Since I cannot have thine; For if from yours you will not part, Why, then, shouldst thou have mine?" Poems:

NewYorkSun: Sir John Suckling, one of the Cavalier poets attached to the court of Charles I, asserts the pointlessness of sighing after a girl who, as we in the twenty-first century might put it, just isn’t that into you.

kariii500: anyways sir john suckling can sUCKLING THIS DI-

gamefriendzy: Trivia Tuesday: Sir John Suckling, a 17th century poet, soldier & gambler, invented cribbage, and then used it to cheat unsuspecting friends. How? ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ He sent packs of marked cards as gifts to friends across England, then taught them cribbage & "won" $$$ from them.

FatihEBahadir: Sir John Suckling (1609-1642). Song: 'I prithee send me back my heart'. Warner, et al., comp. 1917. The Library of the World's Best Literature

iSOULated_ghost: The message of Sir John Suckling's “Why So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover?” resonates with me. It's just what I needed.

WhoresofYore: “Love is the fart of every heart; It pains a man when ’tis kept close, and others doth offend when ‘tis let loose.” — Sir John Suckling, “Loving and Beloved” (1640)

majiinbooty: i cant believe the guy who invented the game of Cribbage’s name is Sir John Suckling and he was a poet

grouse_hollow: Thank you, Sir John Suckling, for your delightfully bizarro game. Sincerely, the Metiviers

SkyNews: "It's an extremely sad day, and I think many tears will be shed at the loss of Her Majesty." Former Prime Minister Sir John Major pays tribute to the Queen, who he says "had a great wealth of knowledge". Latest:

gyoung9751: A Conceit or Just a Similitude? Two Brief Illustrations from Sir John Suckling - Joseph Salemi at Society of Classical Poets

ElenaWicker: A poem by Sir John Suckling, included in a 1694 dictionary: Love is the fart Of every heart; It pains a man when 'tis kept close; And others doth offend, When 'tis let loose'.

amanda_eliasch: Sir Anthony Van Dyck & Sir John Suckling Knew...

HastingsMuseum: Did you know Cribbage was invented in the 1600s by Sir John Suckling, an English courtier, poet, gamester & gambler? Join us for Game Night on Fri, Aug 5 and learn how to play this game, have a drink, and connect with some fun people! Tickets $5 | Details

litcharts: New guide! Why So Pale and Wan by Sir John Suckling

persuehuntkill: If of herself she will not love, Nothing can make her Sir John Suckling (1609-42)

BDumontPoetry: Thieves and lovers: they've got nothing to do with one another, or do they? 17th century poet Sir John Suckling explored how they're figuratively similar. Here's my tiny critique of his poem:

RellSeanFrancis: CANCEL CULTURE Sir John Suckling-- Pig?

GonzoHacker: Sir John Suckling would have such an obnoxious TikTok

float2space: ”…hearts that burn with mutual fire.” -Sir John Suckling, from 'Against Fruition [II]', published in 'The New Faber Book of Love Poems' ed. James Fenton

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NewYorkSun: Our Poem of the Day by Sir John Suckling

hominigritz: Cribbage was invented in the Seventeenth Century by English poet Sir John Suckling. There you go.

hominigritz: Out upon it, I have lov'd, Three whole days together; And am like to love three more, If it prove fair weather. Sir John Suckling

AtomicKid11: According to John Aubrey, cribbage was created by the English poet Sir John Suckling in the early 17th century, as a derivation of the game "noddy".

TheDailyZack: “His Dream” – Sir John Suckling

jntod: By, er *checks notes* Sir John Suckling

GuyHutchinson: Today's Birthday Painting is of Sir John Suckling, an English poet who also invented the card game cribbage. Happy 412th birthday John!

lighghghght: Sir John Suckling, born Feb 10 1609, a poet who invented cribbage, raised an army for Charles I of "100 very handsome young proper men, whom he clad in white doubletts and scarlett breeches, and scarlett Coates, hatts, and feathers,” then died at 32 years of age.

ToiletGuru: English poet and playwright Sir John Suckling, born OTD in 1609, was renowned for careless gaiety and wit, and also invented the card game cribbage

lighghghght: I saw this and thought, that can’t be a real person! But damn if Sir John Suckling wasn’t a real poet who wrote love poems AND.... invented cribbage!

SocialHistoryOx: (the reference is to Sir John Suckling, the flame-haired poet and original Cavalier).

AlbertRolls1: The poet Sir John Suckling devised the game cribbage.

CKSarvesh: "Love is the fart Of every heart: It pains a man when 'tis kept close, And others doth offend, when 'tis let loose." - Sir John Suckling

ReggieUnthank: The bird escaping its cage denotes the release of Sir John Suckling's soul (d. 1613). Carved by the king's master mason, Nicholas Stone, in St Andrews, Norwich.

frickcollection: What have you been reading recently? At

bloomslothrop: A game of chess or a quick game of crib. That is the question. Shout out to Sir John Suckling.

PizzaCakeShake: 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.

No_way_but_this: Encouragements to a Lover Sir John Suckling Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prythee, why so pale? Will, if looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prythee, why so pale? Why so dull and mute, young sinner? Prythee, why so mute?

No_way_but_this: The Constant Lover Sir John Suckling Out upon it, I have lov'd Three whole days together; And am like to love three more, If it prove fair weather. Time shall molt away his wings Ere he shall discover In such whole wide world again Such a constant lover.

ammonite: Question for the academics: has anyone written about Sir John Suckling as a game designer? Lots out there about his poetry and military misadventures but then the sad line “and btw he invented Cribbage”

psychicsister: It will not be amiss t' enquire What fuel should maintain this fire For fires do either flame too high, Or where they cannot flame, they die. To his rival Sir John Suckling

LivesPoetry: On this day 10th February 2021 Sir John Suckling’s card scam

ToiletGuru: English poet and playwright Sir John Suckling, born OTD in 1609, was renowned for careless gaiety and wit, and also invented the card game cribbage

early_theatre: Read new work by James Doelman in Early Theatre 23.2 to understand why Sir John Suckling by 1635 had become the embodiment of the spendthrift, braggart soldier of the dramatic tradition - new in ET 23.2.

nonchalantly_: *by Sir John Suckling

WhoresofYore: “Love is the fart of every heart; It pains a man when ’tis kept close, and others doth offend when ‘tis let loose.” ~ Sir John Suckling, “Loving and Beloved”, (1640)

tgminish: Love is the fart Of every heart: It pains a man when 'tis kept close And others both offend when 'tis let loose... Sir John Suckling

SweekritiS: “Love is the fart Of every heart: It pains a man when 'tis kept close, And others doth offend, when 'tis let loose. ” ― Sir John Suckling

austriahws: out upon it! i have loved three whole days together, and am like to love three more if it prove good weather. sir john suckling (1609 - 1641)

early_theatre: Which 17th-century plays satirized Sir John Suckling onstage? Brome's The Sparagus Garden, Shirley's Lady of Please, or Gladthorne's The Lady Mother - or maybe all three? James Doelman explores the possibility in upcoming Early Theatre 23.2.

early_theatre: In late 1634, Sir John Suckling and Sir John Digby got into a fight, and that event impacted London plays and theatres; see James Doelman's forthcoming article in Early Theatre 23.2 for details.

HyvaAarinko: “The maid (and thereby hangs a tale) / For such a maid no Whitsun-ale / Could ever yet produce: / No grape, that’s kindly ripe, could be / So round, so plump, so soft as she, / Nor half so full of juice” - Sir John Suckling

JussCallMeT: T' have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise          And have our loves enjoy'd -Sir John Suckling,

DaveOnDemand_TV: "Why so pale and wan fond lover? Prithee why so pale?"-- Sir John Suckling, 1637

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HayleyRobayo: “But love is such a mystery, I cannot find it out; For when I think I’m best resolved, I then am most in doubt.” ~ Sir John Suckling

DPLNH: Seventeenth-century poet Sir John Suckling invented the card game cribbage.

gamescape0: Sir John Suckling developed Noddy into Cribbage by adding the crib element of gameplay—hence the name cribbage—and changed the sizes of hands to 6 (from 3 in Noddy and 5 in early versions of Cribbage) to create the mechanics of cribs that exist today.

RhapsodePrime: Cupid by Nikolai Argunov Listen to: Song (1:41)by Sir John Suckling performed by Bob…

hekasia: Cocktails with a Curator: Van Dyck's 'Sir John Suckling'

ThurrockHistory: John Suckling was the (step) nephew of Chadwell's Sir Alexander Temple. When Suckling's father died, Temple inherited the family manor of Rose Hall in lieu of repayment of a loan. The Suckling family later managed to repurchase it.

planninganon: Youtube is full of Hindi explications of Matthew Arnold's poetry, or Sir John Suckling or whoever. You can find Chinese pupils reading Addison and Steele. I had to make do with Of Mice and Men, or Alan Bennett slobbering about pederasty in The History Boys.

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AxisCoNYC: "Cocktails with a Curator | Van Dyck's Sir John Suckling" Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Friday, April 24, 5:00 p.m. Happy-hour discussion of great works of art in the Frick Collection Where:

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CMillergroup: Cocktails with a Curator: Van Dyck's <em>Sir John Suckling</em> (Online): Friday, April 24, 2020, 5 - 5:30 p.m.

supko: Oh, Sir John Suckling...

BradyScarriet: MARCH MADNESS---SENTIMENTAL WRESTLE BETWEEN LORD BYRON AND SIR JOHN SUCKLING

SportingKyd: If you've ever wanted to hear somebody say 'Sir John Suckling' 45 times in a half hour, boy do I have a talk for you

orapronobisdeum: Quit, quit for shame, this will not move, This cannot take her; If of herself she will not love, Nothing can make her; The devil take her. - Sir John Suckling

ToiletGuru: English poet and playwright Sir John Suckling, born OTD in 1609, was renowned for careless gaiety and wit, and also invented the card game cribbage

aolgunsunear: There was a Cavalier poet called Sir John Suckling! Suckling?

Leila1H: "Why so pale & wan fond lover? Prithee why so pale? Will when looking well can’t move her, Looking ill prevail? ... Quit quit for shame, this will not move, This cannot take her; If of herself she will not love, Nothing can make her; The devil take her" -Sir John Suckling

0bligate: My poem of the day taken from the New Oxford Book of English Verse is by the admirably named Sir John Suckling who seems bent out of shape by women. He died aged 33 in 1642. Can’t help but wonder what he’d make of women today. Tee hee

gobalax: Constant Lover | Sir John Suckling | Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry), Poetry

AnnaWithAnnE: Sir John Suckling, “Upon Christ His Birth” “Men’s empty hearts: let’s ask for lodging there.”

azrtairne: I had forgotten that poem was by a certain Sir John Suckling. ...

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Pagarymac: It's "What would Sir John Suckling say?" time:

me_darriellouie: Love is the fart Of every heart It pains a man when 'tis kept close And others doth offend, when 'tis let loose - Sir John Suckling

Sean_Kilpatrick: Love is the fart Of every heart: It pains a man when 'tis kept close, And others doth offend, when 'tis let loose. Sir John Suckling

BurgessKurt: 1954: Thursday is cribbage night at the Hargrafts! Ethyl Corporation says, "Every light on your car burns...gasoline." Cribbage is generally credited to the English poet Sir John Suckling in the early 17th century. Illustration by Melbourne Brindle (1904-1995)

Dullorama: “Love is the fart Of every heart; It pains a man when ‘tis kept close; And others doth offend, when ‘tis let loose.” - Sir John Suckling

DsruptEveryWord: disrupt sir john suckling

jntod: He's not Sir John Suckling, he's a very naughty boy

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badstartupsbot: Like Groupon but for Sir John Suckling

sitiibalqiss: Quit, quit, for shame; this will not move,  This cannot take him. If of himself he will not love,  Nothing can make him;  The devil take him! (Sir John Suckling, 1609-1642).

sitiibalqiss: Currently, it feels as if Sir John Suckling's poems are speaking directly to me. Confronting me about my woes. Invoking certain feelings and emotions. At some parts, there is also a sense of cynicism that hits directly at me. It feels nice to be able to relate to the speaker.

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