"ozgo" hidden in books

O zealous good O

O, zealous good, O, virtuous glee, Religious, and without alloy, O, privilege high, which none but he
— from The Angel in the House by Coventry Patmore

of Zeus God of

But now, in the name of Zeus, God of the Market-place and Guardian of the City, render me account of your ingratitude.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

of Zeus god of

For all men everywhere, even the most shameless, reverence the ordinance of Zeus, god of strangers, and regard it.
— from The Argonautica by Rhodius Apollonius

of Zion Get on

"It has landed my old Mammy, It has landed my old Mammy, Get on board, Get on board, 'Tis the Old Ship of Zion— Get on board!"
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

of Zikrullah grandchildren of

The acquired area, raising Bahá’í holdings on the holy plain of Akká from four thousand to one hundred and fifty-five thousand square meters, was exchanged against property donated by children of Zikrullah, grandchildren of Mírzá Muḥammad Qulí, Bahá’u’lláh’s faithful half-brother and companion in exile.
— from Messages to the Bahá'í World: 1950–1957 by Effendi Shoghi

of Zamama god of

One example will suffice as characteristic of all: 601 A field of seventy-three GAN , its price being two hundred and forty-three and seven-fifteenths GUR of corn, at the rate of one shekel of silver a GUR of corn; price in silver, four minas, three shekels, and one “ little mina, ” the price of the field, and half a mina, six shekels and a fraction of silver, as a present to close the bargain; one garment for A, son of B, in presence of C, priest of Zamama (god of Kish); one garment for D, son of E. Total, two garments present for the field.
— from Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns

or Zagabogs Golliwogs or

[19] A WARNING Are these Quumps or Zagabogs, Golliwogs or Quees?
— from Blottentots, and How to Make Them by John Prosper Carmel

Oasis Zettel geologist of

[1117] From the enormous sheets of tuffs near the Kharga Oasis Zettel, geologist of G. Rohlf's expedition in 1876, considered that even this sandy waste might have supported a rich vegetation in Quaternary times.
— from Man, Past and Present by A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane

or Zoological Gardens or

Because he has met with dishonesty once, he is not more likely to meet with it again, and as he is always making business for himself, at the London University or Zoological Gardens or somewhere, he cannot want to be idle, and had better do what he is paid for, than what he is not paid for—both if he likes it.
— from Miss Eden's Letters by Emily Eden

of zacahuiste grass on

We always have a big stock of zacahuiste grass on hand for thatching jacals , plenty of limestone to burn for the lime, sand in abundance, and all we lack is the masons.
— from A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams

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