约翰·萨克林Sir John Suckling (1609-1642)
英国诗人和朝臣，其作品机智自然，包括《诗人的集会》 和《阿格劳拉》 （均作于1637年）。
英国查理一世时代的保皇党骑士诗人、剧作家和廷臣，以所写抒情诗著称。曾在
剑桥大学受教育。1630年受封
犹他爵士队，成为宫廷显要人物。1639年与
苏格兰的战争爆发，出资建立骑兵，随查理一世出征苏格兰。骑兵队服饰华丽却不堪一击，一时成为笑柄。1641年参与营救囚禁在
伦敦塔中的斯特拉福德伯爵，事情败露后，逃亡
法国，据说自杀身亡。
一生写有剧本4部，其中最能表现他的才华的是悲剧《阿格劳拉》(Aglaura)，1637年举行盛大的演出，颇为壮观。他最为成功的作品则是生动活泼的喜剧《妖精》(The Goblins,1638)。《诗人盛会》(1637)为一部有趣的讽刺剧，也许是从
意大利作家博卡利尼(Traiano Boccalini)的一部作品得到启发，但本身成为17、18世纪一系列同类诗作的原型。他的杰作无疑是《婚礼歌谣》，系按当时街头谣曲的风格和韵律写成。尚存的信札用生动活泼的口语散文写成，开王政复辟时期众才子的先河。
English poet and courtier whose witty, unaffected works include Session of the Poets and Aglaura (both 1637).
Poet, s. of a knight who had held office as Sec. of State and Comptroller of the Household to James I., was b. at Whitton, Middlesex, ed. at Camb., and thereafter went to Gray's Inn. On the
死亡 of his f. in 1627, he inherited large estates. After travelling in France and Italy, he is said to have served for a short
时间 under Gustavus Adolphus. On his return he was knighted, and went to Court, where his wealth, generosity, and wit made him a general favourite. When Charles I. was moving against the Scots S. fitted out a gorgeously appointed troop for his service which, however, were said to have fled at first sight of the Scots army at Duns, an exploit which is ridiculed in the ballad of Sir John Suckling's Campaign. He got into trouble in connection with a plot to rescue Strafford from the Tower, and fled to the Continent. He d. at Paris, it is now believed by his own hand. He was a noted gambler, and has the distinction of being the inventor of the game of cribbage. He wrote four plays, Aglaura (1637), Brennoralt (1646), The Goblins, and The Sad One (unfinished), now forgotten; his fame rests on his songs and ballads, including The Wedding, distinguished by a gay and sparkling wit, and a singular grace of expression.