five-o'clock tea

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George Curzon just back from far East; has sat astride the Wall of China, and taken five-o'clock tea with the Queen of Corea.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

It was before the days of five-o'clock tea.

From Chateau and Country Life in France by Waddington, Mary Alsop King

In the little shop parlour now sat a woman and her husband, at their five-o'clock tea.

From Adrien Leroy by Garvice, Charles

Its habit of getting up late you'll agree That it carries too far, when I say That it frequently breakfasts at five-o'clock tea, And dines on the following day.

From The Best Nonsense Verses by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam

As they could not remain for dinner a five-o’clock tea was quickly prepared and much enjoyed.

From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by Laughlin, J. E.