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Sir John Suckling, a noted Cavalier poet, wrote "Why so pale and wan fond lover?" for his 1637 play Aglaura. In this poem, a speaker counsels his heartbroken friend to stop moping around over an unrequited love.
John Suckling was an English poet who was born in 1609. He is remembered as a Cavalier poet and for inventing cribbage. Of his many poems, his most commonly studied is ‘Ballade upon a Wedding.’ He is also remembered for his drama, including Aglaura and The Goblins.
1 sty 2012 · PDF | Cavalier, libertine, wit, courtier: as the early modern biographer John Aubrey put it, Sir John Suckling (1609–ca. 1641) was " the greatest... | Find, read and cite all the research...
Clayton’s essay provides an overview of Suckling criticism and proceeds to analyze four poems: the early “Upon St. Thomas’s Unbelief,” “An Answer to some Verses made in his praise ...
By Sir John Suckling. Why so pale and wan fond lover? Prithee why so pale? Will, when looking well can’t move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee why so pale? Why so dull and mute young sinner?
A popular label for many poets in 17th-century Britain has been “Cavalier,” and the person who usually comes first to mind is Sir John Suckling. The classification implies an allegiance to Charles I in his political and military battles against various Parliamentarian or religious groups during the later 1620s through his execution on ...
File: The poems of Sir John Suckling - with preface and notes (IA poemsofsirjohnsu00suckrich).pdf
