Title Song 40 (t) 
Short Title Ritson, 1783 
Page TII,136;MIII,25 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //1217-//1217-//1323//32 
Indicated Tune Signor Geminianis Minuet (it) 
First Line Gently stir and blow the fire (fl) 
Verses
Stress Notes  1113 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,2,2,-2,-2,2,3,-2,2,-2, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature 3/4 
Do Bb 
Date 1783 
Number A146.327 
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