Title Make Hay Whilst the Sun Shines (t) 
Short Title SS, Boston PL-2 
Page 1 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB+GF+GT 
Incipit  //1234/531//4345/671+//1+543/2654 
First Line 'Tis a maxim I hold (fl) 
Burden Text For while the Sun shines is the time to makehay (bt) 
Verses
Authors Hudson, Mr. (M) 
Stress Notes  154612 
Intervals  2,2,2,2,-3,-3,4,-2,2,2,2,2,2,-4,-2,-2,-2,5,-2,-2, 
Key Signature Bb 
Time Signature
Do
Publisher T, C. S 
Number E19.1 
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Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: Source Data
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