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Martin Parker

3 quotes

• “Ye gentlemen of England That live at home at ease, Ah! little do you think upon The dangers of the seas.”

  Martin Parker (1624–1647) first seen 1630 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Ye Gentlemen of England, (c. 1630), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

  Also quoted by: Sir John Davies

• “When the stormy winds do blow.”

  Martin Parker (1624–1647) first seen 1630 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: 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.

  Also quoted by: Sir John Davies

• “In ancient times all things were cheape 'Tis good to look before you leape When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.”

  Martin Parker (1624–1647) first seen 1630 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: The Roxburghe Ballads (c. 1630), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).