books.google.co.nz - 'What then is to be done? said Rasselas; the more we inquire, the less we can resolve.' Rasselas and his companions escape the pleasures of the 'happy valley' in order to make their 'choice of life'. By witnessing the misfortunes and miseries of others they may come to understand the nature of happiness,...http://books.google.co.nz/books/about/The_History_of_Rasselas_Prince_of_Abissi.html?id=eETeEOMBsZ0C&q=persue&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia