“ Alane by his room chimly lug.
⁠"Wow, Nanse," quo' he, "I hope ye fe weel,
How manag'd Bessie wi' the Pill?"
⁠"O rate!" quo' she, "the Pill did gran',
Losh keep us! ye're an unco' man!
For siç a wondrous cantrip flight,
Ye surely ha'e the second sight!
The like o' you can laugh at evils,
At warlocks, witches, ghaists and devils! ”

“ Sinsyne he never looket near her,
But rins to fairs an' markets ranting
Wi' Meg, a neibour lass, gallanting,
While Bess, still faithfu' to the chap,
Wi' fient a lad has kiss'd a cap-
Waes me! wi' the begunk she's gotten,
She's lanely, heartless, an' begrutten ”

“ Likewise, how Nanse, being a Widow, went to the Doctor with Twa Fat Hens, to return thanks for the Pill, and how she wanted to Buy a Pill for herself, to gain a Neighbour Carle she liked, with an Account of what the Doctor said to her, and a Receipe how to make up this Pill, and an Advice to all Young Women how to Use it.
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS IN TOWN & COUNTRY,
By R. MENZIES, Lawnmarket.
———
(Price One Penny.)
THE
MAGIC PILL.
IN yonder glen, beside a meadow ”