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a lengthy life in evil Return
"And having spent a lengthy life in evil, Return again unto thy parent Devil!" Perhaps the most malignant wrong done Paine in this paper was the adoption of his signature, "Common Sense," by one of its contributors!
— from The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. 2. (of 2) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Moncure Daniel Conway

a little lad in England recently
It is well always for boys to learn how to spell, as the experience of a little lad in England recently proved.
— from Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 by Various

This tab, called Hiding in Plain Sight, shows you passages from notable books where your word is accidentally (or perhaps deliberately?) spelled out by the first letters of consecutive words. Why would you care to know such a thing? It's not entirely clear to us, either, but it's fun to explore! What's the longest hidden word you can find? Where is your name hiding?


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