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Leyden arrived in Penang (also known as Prince of Wales Island) to recuperate following an illness. It was there that he made the acquaintance of Stamford Raffles, then the Assistant Secretary under the Honorable Philip Dundas, the governor of Penang. For the rest of his stay in Penang, Leyden took up residence in Raffles' home and was enamoured with Olivia Raffles, dedicating his poems

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