Quote#Wisdom
Ye gentlemen of England
Quote byMartin Parker · 1624–1647
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ye Gentlemen of England, (c. 1630), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
English (original)
Ye gentlemen of England That live at home at ease, Ah! little do you think upon The dangers of the seas.
— Martin Parker
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When the stormy winds do blow.
In ancient times all things were cheape 'Tis good to look before you leape When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.
The scene was changed. It was a bark that slowly held its way, And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay; And on its deck a lady sat, who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding hills that dim and distant rise.
What great Effects from slender Causes flow!
So All is diff’rent, and yet All is One.
But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash.