On a fair prospect some have looked,

And felt, as I have heard them say,

As if the moving time had been

A thing as steadfast as the scene

On which they gazed themselves away.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850): Peter Bell. Part i. Stanza 16.

Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey,

Dost sometimes counsel take—and sometimes tea.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): The Rape of the Lock. Canto iii. Line 7.

For her own breakfast she 'll project a scheme,

Nor take her tea without a stratagem.

Edward Young (1684-1765): Love of Fame. Satire vi. Line 190.