"impest" hidden in books

is making progress everywhere so that

We see with what wantonness impiety is making progress everywhere, so that new errors are ever and anon breaking forth: we see how very inactive those are whom God has armed with the sword, for the vindication of the glory of his name.
— from Letters of John Calvin, Volume II Compiled from the Original Manuscripts and Edited with Historical Notes by Jean Calvin

its marvellous power ever since the

The horn had lost its marvellous power ever since the visit to the moon.
— from Legends of Charlemagne by Thomas Bulfinch

in my possession ever since the

Because, if they are, they have been in my possession ever since the day when you lost them, and Mr. Bradgate has known nothing whatever about them.”
— from The Youngest Sister: A Tale of Manitoba by Bessie Marchant

It may perhaps excite surprise that

It may, perhaps, excite surprise that in the preceding discussion of prostitution scarcely a word has been said of venereal diseases.
— from Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis

I mean protecting em ses the

“When I say looking arter, I mean protecting 'em,” ses the tec.
— from Sailors' Knots (Entire Collection) by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs

in my present exhausted state to

P.S.—It is scarcely necessary in my present exhausted state to say that my liberation is once more entirely due to the intercession of that man of all men, the defender of injured innocence, and the champion of all unfortunates, the most honorable Mr. WASHBURNE, American Minister, &c. He told them that he had known me from boyhood; that my father died in the lunatic asylum, and dying, bequeathed his intellectual characteristics to his son, which was all he had to bequeath.
— from Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 36, December 3, 1870 by Various

in much pain Easy said the

“Are you in much pain, Easy?” said the captain kindly.
— from Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat

it may probably express some trivial

Take the name of an animal, and it may probably express some trivial fact about its nose or its tail, as in “rhinoceros” we express nothing but the horn in its nose, and in “squirrel” we note only its shady tail; but each of these animals has other important characteristics, and other animals may have the very characteristics which these names import.
— from Words; Their Use and Abuse by William Mathews

in my pocket ever since the

"First," he answered, "I must deliver a note which I've carried in my pocket ever since the witch, or fairy, or whatever she was, granted my foolish wish.
— from The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

it may prove equally so to

"To me it is," said Denis, "and I pray that it may prove equally so to him; but it will be time enough after the banquet, and I can take care of myself meanwhile."
— from Denis Dent: A Novel by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

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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