Title Song (t) 
Short Title SS, New York PL-C695 
Page 89 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,B+2GF 
Incipit  //5355434//32311+//2+1+765624//345//111 
First Line How rapid how fleeting, yet full of delight (fl) 
Burden Text For Phillida's gone, &c. (bt) 
Verses
Authors Billington, Mr. (M) 
Stress Notes  53231 
Intervals  -3,3,-2,-2,2,-2,-2,2,-3,8,2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,-5,3,-2,2,2,-5, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb,Ab 
Time Signature 3/4 
Do Eb 
Publisher F-m, I. 
Number B2.89 
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