five-o'clock tea

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Be cheerful at lunch and at dinner, Be cheerful at five-o'clock tea; But only a social beginner At breakfast indulges in glee.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 by Various

To-morrow was Sunday, and the proposal referred, clearly, to the custom of "five-o'clock" tea, known to him only by the contemporary novel of manners and the catchy advertisement of table-linen.

From The Finer Grain by James, Henry

If Tobias saw a young woman stop to breathe he came up and reminded her that this wasn't a matinée—they weren't having a party that day nor serving five-o'clock tea.

From Winnie Childs The Shop Girl by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

And if I were to drop in for five-o'clock tea, as you say, Leah would be sure to make her appearance and say I was wanted at Gladwyn.'

From Uncle Max by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

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 Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn