I've hearn it said that when a man has eaten a hearty dinner, and goes to sleep with the hot sun pourin' right down on him, he's apt to see and hear a good many strange things before he wakes up.
1905,Charles Felton Pidgin,Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks:
"'Tis a trifle early, but I hearn tell that lyin' makes people hungry."
1910,Grace MacGowan Cooke,The Power and the Glory:
Like enough he's hearn of that silver mine, and that's the reason he's after Johnnie."