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A volume of plays. Containing The school for scandal, The duenna, The agreeable surprise, Love a-la-mode, and The poor soldier. As they are acted at the Theatre, Smoke-Alley, Dublin.
Date: 1786- Books
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A volume of plays, as they are acted at the Theatre, Smoke-Alley, Dublin. Containing The school for scandal, The duenna, The agreeable surprise, Love-a-la-Mode, and The poor soldier.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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A Volume of plays, Containing the school for scandal;-the duenna; the agreeable surprise;-love a-la-mode; and the poor soldier. As they are acted at the Theatre-Royal, Smock-Alley, Dublin.
Date: Anno 1793- Books
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A volume of plays. Containing The school for scandal; - The duenna; The agreeable surprise; - Love a-la-mode; and The poor soldier. As they are acted at the Theatre-Royal, Smock-Alley, Dublin.
Date: 1791- Ephemera
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Another surprise for London! : Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the Great Irish Giant and his wife, the renowned German Giantess direct from Barnum's American Circus : the tallest married couple in the world ...
Date: 1886- Books
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A new comic opera, called The highland reel. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in London and Edinburgh, with universal applause. Written by Mr. O'Keefe, author of the poor soldier, agreeable surprise, &c.
O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833.Date: M,DCC,XC. [1790]- Books
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A narrative of the sufferings of T.F. Palmer and W. Skirving, during a voyage to New South Wales, 1794, on board the surprise transport. By Thomas Fyshe Palmer, B.A. late senior fellow, of Queen's College, Cambridge.
Palmer, Thomas Fyshe, 1747-1802.Date: MDCCXCVII. [1797]- Ephemera
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Look! Look! Startling attractions. Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : Another surprise for London. Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the great Irish Giant and his wife, the renowned German Giantess ... / Middlesex Music Hall, Mogul Tavern, 167 Drury Lane.
Date: 1886- Books
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To the worthy inhabitants of the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch. Ladies and gentlemen, I confess myself incompetent to express my surprise on reading an anonymous hand-bill distributed about this morning, reflecting on my character and conduct as your Under Church-warden. ...
Thomson, W., Under Church-warden, St. Leonard, Shoreditch.Date: 1796]- Books
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The poor soldier, a comic opera; in two acts; with all the original songs; written by John O'Keefe, Esq; Author of the Son-in-Law, agreeable surprise, castle of andalusia, and other Dramatic pieces. As acted at the Theatres Royal Covent Garden & Smock Alley.
O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Ephemera
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Look! Look! Startling attractions : Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : another surprise for London. Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the great Irish giant and his wife, the renowned German giantess direct from Barnum's circus / Middlesex Music Hall, Mogul Tavern, 167 Drury Lane.
Date: [1886?]- Books
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Exhibition. The speaking figure, at the Glass-Warehouse, Coventry-Street, near the Hay-Market, where it is to be seen every day, (sundays excepted) from Twelve till Nine at Night. A mechanic has composed a figure about the size of a new born infant, the most Surprising and Curious that ever was seen. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who go to see this Figure, may question it promiscuously in any Language they think proper, and the Figure will answer to every Question with that Precision, as though it had been prepared for those Questions. If agreeable to the Company, the Figure will put the Question. Any Person may speak either with a loud Voice, or whisper that no Person in the Room can hear, and the Figure will answer to every Question asked; and to prevent any Communication, the Figure will be suspended in the Air by a Ribband, which may be examined or exchanged. The Author has had the Honour of showing it to the King and Queen of France, and all the Royal Family; and to that of Portugal, where she was the Wonder and Admiration of them all. And at Madrid, she caused so much Surprise, that the whole Spanish Inquisition assembled, and sat together to interrogate her; to all which Questions she answered very well. The mechanical bird, Who flies in all Senses, and is very useful for the Direction of an Air Balloon; It is the first piece of Mechanism that was ever known to fly. The dancing automaton, Which performs Surprising Feats of Activity, and follows exactly the Notes of Music. Also several other Very curious Mechanical and Physical Pieces. At the same Place may be had, (price 1s) a Book describing the Powers, &c. of the Magic Tub, or the Way to Magnetise, now in great Vogue at Paris. Admittance One Shilling each Person.
Date: 1785]- Books
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The dead alive: or The double funeral. A comic opera. In two acts. With additions and alterations. As performed by the Old American Company, in New-York: with universal applause. By John O'Keefe, Esquire; author of The poor soldier, Agreeable surprise, and twenty-four other dramatic pieces. With an account of the author.
O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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A detection of damnable driftes, practized by three vvitches arraigned at Chelmifforde in Essex, at the laste assises there holden, whiche were executed in Aprill. 1579 : Set forthe to discouer the ambushementes of Sathan, whereby he would surprise vs lulled in securitie, and hardened with contempte of Gods vengeance threatened for our offences.
Date: [1579]- Ephemera
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Do you give your family sweet surprises? / Good Housekeeping Institute.
Date: [between 1960 and 1969]- Pictures
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Abimelech surprises Isaac and Rebekah. Colour lithograph by L. Gruner after N. Consoni after Raphael.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Reference: 38269i- Books
Petit ingenii largitor, ou le précis des raretés et curiosités de la nature. Tant en physique qu'en méchanique : où l'on dévoile aussi tous les genres de subtilités qu'on emploie pour la deguiser & jouer le grec ce qui sert à cultiver l'esprit en le recréant, & à la mettre en garde contre toute surprise rendu à la portée de tout le monde / par M. Dupuis Durand.
Dupuis Durand, M.Date: 1778- Books
A constant source of surprises : acute porphyria: two cases reported by Hippocrates and Sigmund Freud / Peter Voswinckel.
Voswinckel, Peter.Date: 1990- Books
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Poetical blossoms: or, the sports of genius. Being a collection of poems upon several subjects. By the young gentleman of Mr Rule's Academy at Islington. To which is annexed, The agreeable surprise, a comedy of One Act. Translated from an original piece of Monsieur de Marivaux, Of the Academy of Sciences at Paris; And performed by Mr. Rule's Scholars, for their Exercise at Whitsuntide, 1766, to the general Satisfaction of their Friends: With an occasional prologue and epilogue.
Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Ephemera
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Wonderland Whitechapel Road (next St. Mary's Station) ... Whit Monday May 25th and during the week : Great attractions entire change ... Rabbi Joselman ... Mr. A. Broadhurst the surprise of the Chicago exhibition, with a beard over 7 feet long and a moustache 3 feet in length : Wonderful living freak of nature, the armless Midget Lady stands only 32 inches in height, born without hands or arms, and goes through a marvellous performance with her feet ...
Date: [1896]- Books
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The amazing garland, composed of two lamentable new songs I. London surpriz'd at the dreadful Tempests of Rain, Thunder, and Lightning, which happened the last Months, at one, two, and three òclock in the morning, to the great surprise of the Cities of London and Westminster, and several other places in the Country. II. The Christian's preparation for the Day of Doom. To which is added, a poem on the torments of hell. Licensed and enter'd according to order.
Date: 1770?]- Books
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A Fairy tale; or, The Aberdeen conquest. Giving a wonderful relation of Mary the wife of John Nelson, who was conveyed away in the night, from amongst her female attendants at the time of her lying in, and a corpseslest in her place, which they interred. How she afterwards appeared to her husband in the night and appointed the place and method for her escape, which was happily accomplished, to his great joy and content, and great surprise of the inhabitants of Aberdeen.
Date: 1799- Ephemera
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Wonderland Whitechapel Road (next St. Mary's Station) ... Whit Monday May 25th and during the week : Great attractions entire change ... Rabbi Joselman ... Mr. A. Broadhurst the surprise of the Chicago exhibition, with a beard over 7 feet long and a moustache 3 feet in length : Wonderful living freak of nature, the armless Midget Lady stands only 32 inches in height, born without hands or arms, and goes through a marvellous performance with her feet ...
Date: [1896]- Books
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The prisoner at large: a comedy. In two acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market, with universal applause. Written by John O'Keeffe, Author of Tony Lumpkin in town; the Son-in-Law; the dead alive; the agreeable surprise; the positive man; the castle of Andalusia; the young Quaker; the Birth-Day, or the Prince of Arragon; the poor Soldier; peeping Tom; fontainbleau, or our way in France; the beggar on Horseback; Omai; love in a camp, or patrick in Prussia; siege of Curzola; the farmer, &c. &c. &c.
O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Pictures
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Two Irishmen in Brighton open a smuggled barrel of what they think is whiskey with a red-hot poker, but it contains gunpowder and explodes. Etching after Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: Jany. 12. 1808Reference: 31531i