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X: 1 T:Amorous Goddess [2]. Ru1.162 B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756 Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield July 2015 M:C| L:1/8 W:Hands a cross with the 2d Cu. and Cast off .| W:the same with the 3d Cu. :| Lead up to the Top W:foot it and Cast off Lead thro the 3d Cu. and W:turn your Partner .|. foot it Corners and W:turn foot it the other Corners and turn your W:Partner :| Q:3/8=90 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Rutherford/Rutherford1(8-9-2015).abc K:D |:f2(e/f/)g faag | fedc dA TA2 | f2(e/f/)g faag | f(edc) d4 || f2(f/e/d) eaac | dfed cAA2 | aeec fBBd | c2B2 A4 | f2(e/f/g) faag | fedc dAA2 | f2(e/f/g) faag | fedc d4 |]

AMOROUS GODDESS [2], THE. English, Countrry Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody also appears in the 1795-c. 1815 music manuscript copybook of Mansfield, Conn., musician Luther Kingsley. See note for "Amorous Goddess (1) (The)" for more.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1), 1782; No. 160, p. 56. Johnson (A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 4), 1748; p. 89. Rutherford (Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Dances), 1756; p. 81.

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