master spirit
Example Sentences
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The master spirit of this society is the convict Harcamone, in solitary confinement, awaiting the guillotine.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ordinarily one man kept the lot, and as Jun was the better dealer and master spirit, it was natural enough he should hold the stones, or, at any rate, the best of them.
From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
Oh, Thou mighty master spirit of the universe, bless Thy children every-where.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
As it came closer, high on the poop, standing alone like its master spirit, she discovered her lover.
From Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
From this time on Clark was, by common consent, the moving master spirit in all the daring plans of his adopted state.
From Stories of Old Kentucky by Purcell, Martha Grassham
