1879. Notes and Queries, 5th S., xi., 140. His lecture must have
been a lively and profitable eye-opener for the somnolence of a
cathedral town.
1888. Cornhill Mag., March, p. 228. If Joanna was ever so blessed
as to hear her sing ‘Houp la!’ it would be a regular eye-opener to
her.
1889. Answers, 23 Feb., p. 194, col. 1. No doubt the enclosed will
be an eye-opener for you.