A quote from Beowulf proving he was lonely

"I had a fixed purpose when I put to sea.

As I sat in the boat with my band of men,

I meant to perform to the uttermost

what your people wanted or perish in the attempt,

in the fiend's clutches. And I shall fulfill that purpose,

prove myself with a proud deed

or meet my death here in the mead-hall." (632-638)