Sir John Suckling, poet and inventor of cribbage, was born on 10 February 1609.
Sir John Suckling by Anthony van Dyck, 17th century.
“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?”
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Awful name, nice cloak:) LOL
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I love the absurdity of his name. It is truly unforgettable, which is great for a writer! 🙂 That cloak is definitely something else.
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This is an excellent post. I’ve often felt the inventor of cribbage should be paid more due than he’s given… even though his hair looks like it escaped a 1980s teenager movie.
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Hahaha! Yes, the inventor of cribbage has finally had his day. At least on this little corner of Ye Olde Internet. His hair is a bit absurd, but it just proves that nothing is new.
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Wow. Somebody *invented* cribbage? I always just thought of it as the mythical beast of card games. Like a hippogryph. Oozed out of the collective unconscious of game theory.
I think Sir John’s name rocks.
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Indeed, he did! Although it is hard to reconcile oneself to the thought that cribbage has not always been part of the fabric of human existence, it only dates to the early 17th century.
His name is sublime and is full of magic and win and unicorns. No one will ever convince me otherwise.
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