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Sydney Smith (1771–1845) English writer and clergyman
Source: Recipe for Salad, p. 383
Source: A memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith
“Picture you upon my knee,
Just tea for two and two for tea”
Irving Caesar (1895–1996) American composer and lyricist
"Tea For Two" (1925).
“The turning point was the Tea Act and the resulting Tea Party in Boston in December 1773.”
Bernard Bailyn book The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
Source: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (1967), Chapter IV, THE LOGIC OF REBELLION, p. 118
“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States
Attributed in Evan Esar (1949), The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
Misattributed
“Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say "what kind of tea?"”
Neil Gaiman (1960) English fantasy writer
In a widely reported post https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=%22Honestly,%20if%20you're%20given%20the%20choice%20between%20Armageddon%20or%20tea,%20you%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 from his Twitter account (25 February 2009) https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1250594057
“A Proper Tea is much nicer than a Very Nearly Tea, which is one you forget about afterwards.”
A.A. Milne (1882–1956) British author
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Variant: Yes, that's it! Said the Hatter with a sigh, it's always tea time.
Source: Alice in Wonderland