Title Song 96 (t), or Dispairing Damsel, The (at) 
Short Title American MM, 1798 
Page 254-256 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //31/35//1+/53//46/543//2 
Alternate Title Dispairing Damsel, The (at). Song 96 (t), or 
First Line 'Twas when the seas were roaring (fl) 
Verses
Stress Notes  3315452 
Intervals  -3,3,3,4,-4,-3,2,3,-2,-2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature F#,C# 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1798 
Number M9.96 
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