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Theme code Index	5L132 526L6L
Also known as	I'll never love thee more (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/4, 6/8
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	John Playford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dancing Master 7th edition
Tune and/or Page number	p. 183
Year of publication/Date of MS	1686
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T:Never Love Thee More. (p)1686.PLFD1.251
M:6/4
L:1/4
Q:3/4=100
S:Playford, Dancing Master,7th Ed.,1686
O:England;London
H:1686.
Z:Chris Partington.
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/book/Playford/Never_Love_Thee_More_1686_PLFD1_251_CP.abc 
K:G
D>ED G2 A|B>cB A2 G|d B2 A2 G|E3-E2 E|D>ED G2 A|
B>cB A2 G|d B2 c2 d| e3- e2 e|d B2 A2 G|c2d e>dc|dBc A2 G|
E3-E2 E|D>ED G>AG|Bcd e>dc| dBc A2 G|G6:|

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T: Never love thee more
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: jig
B: "The Compleat Country Dancing-Master" printed by John Walsh, London ca. 1740
S: 6: CCDM1 http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Country_Dancing-Master_(Various) V.1 p.41 #77
B: "The Dancing-Master: Containing Directions and Tunes for Dancing" printed by W. Pearson for John Walsh, London ca. 1709
S: 7: DMDfD http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=89751228 p.110
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The dances differ only trivially, in spelling and punctuation.
M: 6/4
L: 1/4
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/book/JohnWalsh/Never_love_thee_more.abc	 
K: G
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[|\
D>ED G2A | B>cB A2G | dB2 A2G | E3- E2E |\
D>ED G2A | B>cB A2G | dB2 c2d | e3- e2e |
dB2 A2G | c2d e>dc | dBc A2G | E3- E2E |\
D>ED G2A | Bcd e>dc | dBc A2G | G3- G3 |]
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%%begintext align
%% Honour to the Presence, then to your We. Lead up all
%% forward and back, that again.
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 300
%%begintext align
%% The 1st Man Back to Back on the right Hand of his Wo. and
%% Back to Back on the left Hand of his Wo. to their own Places,
%% then cross over the 2d Cu. and the Hey thro' the 2d Cu.
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 300
%%begintext align
%% Then Hands half round and fall back all four, then side over
%% to one another's Places, then right Hands being across, go half
%% round, then left Hands being across, go half round.
%%endtext
%%sep 1 8 500

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T:Never love thee more
M:6/4
L:1/8
N:”Longways for as many as will.”
B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth
B: (London, 1740, No. 77)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D3ED2G4A2|B3cB2 A4G2|d2B4A4G2|(E6E4)E2|
D3ED2G4A2|B3cB2A4G2|d2B4c4d2|(e6e4)e2|
d2B4A4G2|c4d2e3dc2|d2B2c2 A4G2|(E6E4)E2|
D3E D2 G4A2|B2c2d2 e3dc2|d2B2c2A4G2|(G6G6)||

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T:Never Love Thee More
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Sharp - Country Dance Tunes  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
(D>ED G2A | B>cB A2) (G | dB2) (A2G | E3 E2) (E | 
(D>ED G2A | B>cB A2) (G | dB2) (c2d | e3 e2) (e | 
dB2 A2) (G |c2d e>dc) | (dBc A2G | E3 E2) E | 
DED GAG | Bcd e>dc | dBc A2G | (G3 G2)z ||

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