master spirit

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The master spirit of this society is the convict Harcamone, in solitary confinement, awaiting the guillotine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile the master spirit of the nation—Santa Anna—had not been idle in the midst of his disheartening reverses.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz

There was among them, however, a master spirit, whose cheering words and chivalrous example never failed to restore confidence.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various

I think of Milton, who made the most beautiful definition of a book I know—“the precious life-blood of a master spirit, treasured up on purpose to a Life beyond Life.”

From Talks to Freshman Girls by Brown, Helen Dawes

The gang of villains, deprived of its headquarters, and deprived of its master spirit, speedily fell to pieces.

From Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century by Lee, Vernon