Title Despairing Damsel, The (t) 
Short Title Cary MS, 1797 
Page 55-56 
Genre  AM 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //31/35//1+/53//46/543 
First Line Twas when the seas were roaring (fl) 
Verses
Authors Gay(t) 
Stress Notes  331545 
Intervals  -3,3,3,4,-4,-3,2,3,-2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature
Do
Date [c.1797-1799] 
Number A28.43 
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