ABISSINIA.
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CHAP. XVII.
The prince associates with young
men of spirit and gaiety.
RASSELAS rose next day, and resolved to begin his experiments upon life. "Youth, cried he, is the time of gladness: I will join myself to the young men, whose only business is to gratify their desires, and whose time is all spent in a succession of enjoyments.
To such societies he was readily admitted, but a few days brought him back weary and disgusted. Their mirth was without images, their laughter with-
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