<style>
.top {
	border: 1px solid green;
	width: 200px;
	height: 200px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.nested {
	position: relative;
	left: 100px;
}

</style>

<div class=top><span>first</span><span class=nested><span>second</span><span>third</span></span><span>forth</span></div>