| AYL IV.i.9 | [Rosalind as Ganymede to Jaques, responding to his ‘'tis good to be sad and say nothing’] Why then, 'tis good to be a post |
| CE I.ii.64 | [Dromio of Ephesus to Antipholus of Syracuse, of Dromio's mistress] If I return I shall be post indeed, / For she will scour your fault upon my pate [i.e. a post on which a tally of tavern debts could be scored] [punning with 'in post' in previous line] |
| TN I.v.143 | [Malvolio to Olivia, of Viola as Cesario] he says he'll stand at your door like a sheriff's post |
| TNK III.v.114 | [Schoolmaster to all] From Dis to Daedalus, from post to pillar |