infinite spirit
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The existence of an infinite spirit, of an intelligent and holy will, must, on this system, be mere articulated motions of the air.
From Biographia Literaria by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
The balmy air, blown from the direction she was taking in his behalf, seemed to sing the name as from vibrant strings stretched from heaven to earth—from shores of matter to boundaries of infinite spirit.
From The Hills of Refuge A Novel by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)
Roderick's head was full of ideas for other works, which he described with infinite spirit and eloquence, as vividly as if they were ranged on their pedestals before him.
From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry
Like the Eleatics, he strove to purify the notion of the Deity, saying that he, “being a holy infinite spirit, not encumbered with limbs, passes through the world with rapid thoughts.”
From The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero by Yonge, Charles Duke
"Upon my word," observed he, "you are a young man of infinite spirit."
From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford
