Life on the Thames (1950)
James A. FitzPatrick: Self - Narrator
Quotes
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[first lines]
James A. FitzPatrick : This is one of the many interesting sections of the famous old Port of London, where the Thames River is flanked by such historic landmarks as the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge, the twin bascules of which are constantly raised and lowered to accommodate an endless procession of boat and vehicular traffic.
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[last lines]
James A. FitzPatrick : And here, where the fascinating reflections of our boat bestir the so-called liquid history of England, we most reluctantly say farewell to the Thames.
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James A. FitzPatrick : When Englishmen in far-flung places of the British Empire dream of home, sweet home, not a few of them are thinking of cottages like this.
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James A. FitzPatrick : No river on this earth has been more instrumental in molding the course of a people's destiny than the Thames, which has been referred to as the liquid history of England - like an artery of life that has flown for ages along its 215-mile course, watering the land and providing the means for navigation and trade, as well as pleasure for a sizable portion of England's population.
