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for euery mans sore though at the

5. by God’s prouidence it is brought about, that the holy scriptures whiche be the salue for euery mans sore, though at the first they came from one language, and thereby might have ben spread to the whole worlde: nowe by diuersitie of manye languages, the translatours shoulde spreade the saluation (that is contayned in them) to all nations, by suche wordes of vtteraunce as the reader might perceaue the minde of the translatour, and so consequently to come to the knowledge of God his wyll and pleasure.
— from Lectures on Bible Revision by Samuel Newth

Four exclaimed Maurice suiting the action to

"Four!" exclaimed Maurice, suiting the action to the word, and landing a second brace beside the first.
— from The House Boat Boys; Or, Drifting Down to the Sunny South by St. George Rathborne

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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