"labaro" hidden in books

liberty as being a retransferring of

For Performance, is the naturall end of obligation; and Forgivenesse, the restitution of liberty; as being a retransferring of
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

light And bulrushes and reeds of

And floating Water-lilies, broad and bright, Which lit the oak that overhung the hedge With moonlight beams of their own watery light; And bulrushes, and reeds of such deep green As soothed the dazzled eye with sober sheen.
— from Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway

Love are blunted and robbed of

I have heard it said too that the arrows of Love are blunted and robbed of their points by maidenly modesty and reserve; but with this Altisidora it seems they are sharpened rather than blunted."
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

lease and business and ratifications of

Next week, there were more visits to Doctors’ Commons, and there was a visit to the Legacy Duty Office besides, and there were treaties entered into, for the disposal of the lease and business, and ratifications of the same, and inventories to be made out, and lunches to be taken, and dinners to be eaten, and so many profitable things to be done, and such a mass of papers accumulated that Mr. Solomon Pell, and the boy, and the blue bag to boot, all got so stout that scarcely anybody would have known them for the same man, boy, and bag, that had loitered about Portugal Street, a few days before.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

like a ball and roll over

Then the third shot landed in his side, and made him double up like a ball and roll over and over.
— from Dave Porter at Star Ranch; Or, The Cowboy's Secret by Edward Stratemeyer

lives alone but a relative of

He lives alone, but a relative of his, his sister-in-law, is going to be with him to meet us.' 'Oh, but it's so sudden!
— from The Odd Women by George Gissing

life and by a restriction of

As solidarity deepens with increased peaceful synergy, the severe centralised control, necessary when militarism is dominant, should be replaced by greater freedom of individual life, and by a restriction of governmental function to securing justice, to maintaining equitable relations, preventing one individual infringing on his neighbour's liberty.
— from Herbert Spencer by J. Arthur (John Arthur) Thomson

like a banner and ran out

He flung his arm like a banner, and ran out.
— from Vittoria — Complete by George Meredith

liberty and by a report of

On a prisoner becoming refractory he may be deprived of his liberty, and by a report of the case to the Baillif within twenty-four hours, may be confined to the black-hole.
— from Guernsey Pictorial Directory and Stranger's Guide Embellished with Numerous Wood-cuts by Bellamy, Thomas, of Guernsey

Lucretia accompanied by a retinue of

August 30th, Lucretia, accompanied by a retinue of six hundred riders, set out from Rome for Nepi, of which city she was mistress.
— from Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Ferdinand Gregorovius

London accompanied by a remittance of

A similar letter was sent to Arthur Lee in London, accompanied by a remittance of two hundred pounds as his compensation.
— from Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume 2 (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce

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?

Color thesaurus

Literary notes

Word games