The Original Letters from India of Mrs. Eliza Fay |
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adieu afterwards agreeable amusement appearance arrived Ayres beautiful beheld Bengal BLACKHEATH boat Cairo Calcutta Calicut called Captain Chandernagore Chinsurah Church circumstance Cochin creatures danger dear desert dreadful E. F. LETTER elegant endeavour England English escape Fay's February feel fortunate French friends Funchall gentlemen going Governor Grand Cairo Hare heart Helena Hellespont Hickey's Bengal Gazette honour horses husband Hyder Ally imagine Impey India journey kind Ladder Hill Lady Chambers land Leghorn look Madras Mahé miles Miss Mont Cenis morning never night Nuncomar party passage passed passengers persons poor present prisoners proceed reached received remained render rupees sail scarcely seemed sent Seringapatam ship shore Sir Elijah Sir Elijah Impey Sir Robert Sir Robert Chambers soon Sudder Khan Suez suffered took town Tulloh vessel voyage Warren Hastings whole woman wretched
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