“When the dragon awoke, new woe was kindled.
O’er the stone he snuffed. The stark-heart found
footprint of foe who so far had gone
in his hidden craft by the creature’s head. --
So may the undoomed easily flee
evils and exile, if only he gain
the grace of The Wielder! -- That warden of gold
o’er the ground went seeking, greedy to find
the man who wrought him such wrong in sleep.
Savage and burning, the barrow he circled
all without; nor was any there,
none in the waste.... Yet war he desired,
was eager for battle. The barrow he entered,
sought the cup, and discovered soon
that some one of mortals had searched his treasure,
his lordly gold. The guardian waited
ill-enduring till evening came;
boiling with wrath was the barrow’s keeper,
and fain with flame the foe to pay
for the dear cup’s loss.”
Excerpt from Beowulf
Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.
Samuel Adams believed in American Independence from Great Britain. He is one of the most well know Son's of Liberty. On August 1, 1776 he gave a speech to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
London, England, Wednesday 11:00PM
Alister Fairfax impatiently tapped his fingers on his steering wheel and glanced repeatedly at his watch as he waited for the gate to his mansion to open. The early November drizzle was just strong enough that he had his windshield wipers on. The weather was just what one might expect for London at this time of year.
Unfortunately the evening had been just what Fairfax had expected as well. A waste of time and money. The opera had been dull and the conversations at dinner had been boring. The only redeeming decision of the night had been when he decided that he and his wife would drive separately. Otherwise he would still be trapped in a mind numbing social event.
Fairfax was not a man of extravagant tastes. He drove a 20 year old Porsche that he had bought during the foolish days of his youth. In fact he would not even have lived in the Mayfair mansion if not for the social importance it signified. It was a calculated business expense that brought returns so it stayed.
As soon as the gate was wide enough for his car to squeeze through ...
