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Let us disdain surprises and coups-de-theatre for once; and tell those good souls who are interested about him, that there is a Good Spirit coming to the rescue of our young Lord Kew.

From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace

We were, however, agreeably disappointed in the performance, which was the "Segunda Dama Duende," nearly a translation from the "Domino Noir," and very amusing; full of excellent coups-de-theatre.

From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)