post meridian
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“Ay, ay, master,” replied old Tom, tuning up— “’Twas post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted, At five she lingered on the shore, With uplift eyes and broken-hearted.”
From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick
This barber was one of Coralio's saddest dogs, often remaining out of doors as late as eleven, post meridian.
From Cabbages and Kings by Henry, O.
"Yesterday afternoon, just as Captain Fairfield was going on shore—I disremember the precise time, but it was about five o'clock, post meridian."
From Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World by Optic, Oliver
They rode till the post meridian sun became too warm, and then obtaining shelter in a bluff, they lunched and rested for several hours.
From Annette, the Metis Spy by Collins, J. E. (Joseph Edmund)
