Sir John Suckling was an English, Cavalier poet who was born in Twickenham, Middlesex, on February 10, 1609. His mother died in 1613, when he was four years of age. His father, descendant of a prominent Norfolk family, was appointed Comptroller of James I's household in 1622. Suckling matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1623, but left without taking a degree in 1626. Suckling inherited extensive estates after his father's death in 1627. At the age of eighteen, he pursued a military …showed first 75 words of 2016 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2016 total…people think of his thoughts. He is also expressing this during a time when beauty mattered a whole lot to many. It has not been recognized until recently by many that beauty isn't always so important, so he was going out on a limb and taking a chance on how others would react to this piece. John Suckling definitely "had his own voice," as Thomas Crofts stated, and he made sure that it was heard.