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Thread #149274   Message #3472346
Posted By: GUEST,BobL
28-Jan-13 - 04:59 AM
Thread Name: Meaning: Parson Upon Dorothy
Subject: Origin: Parson Upon Dorothy
Playford's "Dancing Master" includes a dance (well, two or three actually) called "Parson Upon Dorothy", a.k.a. "The Shepherd's Daughter". Does anyone have a clue where this title originates? A lot of dances were simply named after the songs whose tunes they used, but a few are Irish titles assimilated into English: I wondered if this might be one of them.