Martin Parker

Martin Parker (c. 1600 – c.1656) was an English ballad writer, and probably a London tavern-keeper.

Quotes

• Ye gentlemen of England
  That live at home at ease,
  Ah! little do you think upon
  The dangers of the seas.
  • Ye Gentlemen of England, (c. 1630), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

• When the stormy winds do blow.
  • Ye Gentlemen of England, (c. 1630), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow", Thomas Campbell, Ye Mariners of England.

• In ancient times all things were cheape
  'Tis good to look before you leape
  When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.
  • The Roxburghe Ballads (c. 1630), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).