the British March

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3rd and 4th parts, the higher line is written smaller and lighter. I'm not clear what he means.

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X:700
T:the British March
A:Wyresdale, Lancashire
B:E and J Winder, 1835-41
L:1/8
M:C
N:3rd and 4th parts, the higher line is written smaller and lighter.
N:I'm not clear what he means.
O:England
Z:Richard Robinson 
%%TranscriptionNotes:Some guesswork here owing to imperfect legibility
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K:F
f2 c>c g2 c>c | a2 g>a f2 zc  | d>dc>c b>ba>a | g2 g>g g2 zg |
g3f    efga   | b3a    g2 c>c | f>fc>c a>af>f | c2 c>c c2 ::
g2 g>g g2 g>g   | e2 c>c c2 z2 | c'2 c'>c' c'2 c'>c' | a2 f>f f2 z2 | \
a2 a>a (ag)(fe) | f2 g>g gfed |! e>c f>d c2 =B2    | c2 c>c c2 z2 | \
f2 c>c g2  c>c  | a2 g>a f2z2  | d>dc>c  b>ba>a   | g2 g>g g2 zg |
g3f    efga     | b3a   g2 c>c | f>fc>c  a>af>f   | c'3a   b3g   | \
a>fb>g f2e2 | f2 f>f Hf ::
f2 z z/ f/f>f x2&F>FF>F F2z2| \
g2 z z/ g/g>g x2&G>GG>G G2z2| \
a2 c'>c' b>b a>a&A2 c>c B>B A>A| \
g2 g>g g2 z2&G2 G>G G2 z2|
f2 f>f f>ga>f | e2 e>e e>fg>e | d>ef>d c2 =B2 | c2 c>c c2 ::::
g2 z z/g/g>g x2&z2 c>c c2 z2| \
a2 z x x>gg>g x2&z2 f>f f2 z2| \
b>ag>f e>dc>B| A2 c>c c2 zc |
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