choice spirit
Example Sentences
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He won no victories of war, but he was a choice spirit in creating the means by which some of the most valuable of such victories were achieved, and conducted those victories to permanent peace.
From Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties by Seiss, Joseph A.
It is no doubt, the production of some choice spirit who once frequented the Boar's Head.
From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Irving, Washington
Navailles looked round over his companions and sighed for the absence of a choice spirit.
From The Duke's Motto A Melodrama by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
There he was a mere cypher: here he was lord of the ascendant; the choice spirit, the dominant genius.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
"And Shelby," queried the editor, "hasn't that choice spirit your pity too?"
From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee
