“It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud, from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin, knights all, titled and untitled - the great knights-errant of the sea” (p. 2). The narrator dives into more detail concerning the importance of the Thames. According to MSN Encarta, Sir Francis Drake was one of the great explorers of the Elizabethan age and Sir John Franklin was a British officer and explorer of the Arctic. Both of these important men had traveled on the Thames, which may be why Conrad references them.
MSN Encarta. 17 Aug. 2009. http://uk.encarta.msn.com/
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