"gflop" hidden in books

growing fan leaves of palm

It takes a long time for the full beauty of the flat lands to reach a man's soul; once there, nor hills, nor sea, nor growing fan leaves of palm shall suffice him.
— from The Gentleman from Indiana by Booth Tarkington

grant free liberty of passage

I have sworn,” added he, “that I will make prisoners of all pilgrims who come into this country, and that I will not receive any present from them; but on account of the value of this, and of the dignity of him who sends it, and who has honoured me thus without knowing me, I return you the ring, and I grant free liberty of passage.”
— from The History of the Crusades (vol. 3 of 3) by J. Fr. (Joseph Fr.) Michaud

give four layers of paper

Fold a strip of paper seven inches in length, crosswise, through the centre, and bring the ends together, making another fold crosswise through the centre of the doubled strip, which will give four layers of paper of equal length.
— from Indoor and Outdoor Recreations for Girls by Lina Beard

gravelled for lack of purchasers

“What’s the pay?” said Jinny, who had been thinking of Uncle Lilliwhyte, lately gravelled for lack of purchasers of his woodland pickings.
— from Jinny the Carrier by Israel Zangwill

glance from Lavallière or punished

It knew full well that the [Pg 580] scathing spirit of Molière against a state of society which no longer exists could not be met with again; nor the thoughtful style of Corneille, son of the League and of the Fronde; nor the suave complacency of Racine, rewarded by a glance from Lavallière, or punished by a word from Louis XIV.—these could none of them be revived.
— from My Memoirs, Vol. VI, 1832 to 1833 by Alexandre Dumas

given for labor on public

"This is what it is proper to do: Command, lord, first of all, that pay be given for labor on public works, as was the case formerly."
— from The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Bolesław Prus

get four lengths of pipes

First get four lengths of pipes
— from The Boys' Book of Submarines by Virgil D. (Virgil Dewey) Collins

gather from letters of protection

We gather from letters of protection granted him in that year that Bibbesworth himself took part in this venture.
— from The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times With an Introductory Chapter on the Preceding Period by K. Rebillon (Kathleen Rebillon) Lambley

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