"flippa" hidden in books

following lines Incedunt pueri pariterque ante

We meet with a description of it in the fifth book of the Aeneid, beginning with the following lines: Incedunt pueri, pariterque ante ora parentum Fraenatis lucent in equis: quos omnis euntes Trinacriae mirata fremit Trojaeque juventus.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

first lesson in practical politics and

This was the boy's first lesson in practical politics, and a sharp one; not that he troubled himself with moral doubts, but that he learned the nature of a flagrantly corrupt political bargain in which he was too good to take part, but not too good to take profit.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

few lines Its principal products are

But no wonder that so little is known here about South America, when one of the standard School Geographies and most recent publications describes the products of Venezuela in these few lines: “Its principal products are the woods and fruits of the forest and the cattle of the plains.”
— from Travels and adventures in South and Central America. First series Life in the Llanos of Venezuela by Ramón Páez

franchises liberties immunities preheminences profitts and

And lastly we doe by theis present retifie and confirme unto the said Treasorer and Companie, and their successors for ever, all and all manner of priviledges, franchises, liberties, immunities, preheminences, profitts and commodities whatsoever grannted unto them in anie our [former] lettres patent and not in theis present revoked, altered, channged or abridged.
— from The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London With Seven Related Documents; 1606-1621 by Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation

friends living in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and

Indeed, I felt if I could only see some one from home, it would almost cure me!" It happened that Mr. R. knew some of her friends living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and what a treat the call was to all of us!
— from To and Through Nebraska by Frances I. Sims Fulton

first line is placed play any

When the first line is placed, play any suitable cards, and then marry in descending line, but be careful to place the cards exactly over each other, to avoid confusion.
— from Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience New Revised Edition, including American Games by Cadogan, Adelaide, Lady

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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