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Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

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Chapter I Description of a Palace in a Valley

Word Count: 883    |    Released on: 18/11/2017

hope; who expect that age will perform the promises of youth, and that the deficiencies of the pr

the father of waters begins his course - whose bounty pours down the

torrid zone, Rasselas was confined in a private palace, with the other sons and daught

g the middle part. The only passage by which it could be entered was a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it had long been disputed whether it was the work of nature or of human industry. The outlet of the cavern wa

y fish of every species, and frequented by every fowl whom nature has taught to dip the wing in water. This lake discharged its superfluities by a stre

ther wild or tame, wandered in this extensive circuit, secured from beasts of prey by the mountains which confined them. On one part were flocks and herds feeding in the pastures, on another all the beasts of chase frisking in the lawns, the sprightly k

acancies of attention, and lessen the tediousness of time. Every desire was immediately granted. All the artificers of pleasure were called to gladden the festivity; the musicians exerted the power of harmony, and the dancers showed their activity before the princes, in hopes that they should pass their lives in blissful captivity, to which those only were admitted whose performance was thought a

r less magnificence according to the rank of those for whom they were designed. The roofs were turned into arches of massive stone, joined by a cement tha

unication with the rest, either from the upper storeys by private galleries, or by subterraneous passages from the lower apartments. Many of the columns had unsuspected cavities, in which a long race of monarchs had deposited their treasures. They then closed up the openi

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1 Chapter I Description of a Palace in a Valley2 Chapter II The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy Valley3 Chapter III The Wants of Him that Wants Nothing4 Chapter IV The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse5 Chapter V The Prince Meditates His Escape6 Chapter VI A Dissertation on the Art of Flying7 Chapter VII The Prince Finds a Man of Learning8 Chapter VIII The History of Imlac9 Chapter IX The History of Imlac (continued)10 Chapter X Imlac's History (continued) - A Dissertation Upon Poetry11 Chapter XI Imlac's Narrative (continued) - A Hint of Pilgrimage12 Chapter XII The Story of Imlac (continued)13 Chapter XIII Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape14 Chapter XIV Rasselas and Imlac Receive an Unexpected Visit15 Chapter XV The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley, and See Many Wonders16 Chapter XVI They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man Happy17 Chapter XVII The Prince Associates with Young Men of Spirit and Gaiety18 Chapter XVIII The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man19 Chapter XIX A Glimpse of Pastoral Life20 Chapter XX The Danger of Prosperity21 Chapter XXI The Happiness of Solitude - The Hermit's History22 Chapter XXII The Happiness of a Life Led According to Nature23 Chapter XXIII The Prince and His Sister Divide Between Them the Work of Observation24 Chapter XXIV The Prince Examines the Happiness of High Stations25 Chapter XXV The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry with More Diligence than Success26 Chapter XXVI The Princess Continues Her Remarks Upon Private Life27 Chapter XXVII Disquisition Upon Greatness28 Chapter XXVIII Rasselas and Nekayah Continue Their Conversation29 Chapter XXIX The Debate on Marriage (continued)30 Chapter XXX Imlac Enters, and Changes the Conversation31 Chapter XXXI They Visit the Pyramids32 Chapter XXXII They Enter the Pyramid33 Chapter XXXIII The Princess Meets with an Unexpected Misfortune34 Chapter XXXIV They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah35 Chapter XXXV The Princess Languishes for Want of Pekuah36 Chapter XXXVI Pekuah is Still Remembered. The Progress of Sorrow37 Chapter XXXVII The Princess Hears News of Pekuah38 Chapter XXXVIII The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah39 Chapter XXXIX The Adventures of Pekuah (continued)40 The History of a Man of Learning41 Chapter XLI The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of His Uneasiness42 Chapter XLII The Opinion of the Astronomer is Explained and Justified43 Chapter XLIII The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His Directions44 Chapter XLIV The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination45 Chapter XLV They Discourse with an Old Man46 Chapter XLVI The Princess and Pekuah Visit the Astronomer47 Chapter XLVII The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic48 Chapter XLVIII Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul49 Chapter XLIX The Conclusion, in which Nothing is Concluded