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).