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Title:	The Poor Peasant
Description:	Longways Country Dance, duple minor

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2:16:The first lady changes places with her opposite, then the first man repeats; then repeat back home^50:8:The first couple lead down the middle and back, and cast off into second place^72:8:The first couple pousette once around with the second couple^84:0:Repeat whole dance from progressed position^

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Source:	Twenty Four Country Dances for the year 1793
Authority:	Longman, John & Broderip, Francis
Year:	1793
Tune:	The Poor Peasant

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