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