Ye've been brought up ashore, ye've had opportunities for studyin' and conversin' with edyecated people, an' ye're frettin' for some young lady, as I can see-don't deny it, I saw postie bring the letter-and ye wouldn't touch the likes o' this with a pair o' tongs.
"An Ocean Tramp"
William McFee
And then I'd sit and wait for the postie to come, but the letters he brought were not for me.
"Between You and Me"
Sir Harry Lauder
I got your letter on my birthday; indeed, that was how I found it out about three in the afternoon, when postie comes.
"The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)"
Robert Louis Stevenson Other: Andrew Lang