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
Soon symptoms of dropsy showed themselves, he had to be tapped four times, and it became evident that the master spirit would soon leave its earthly tabernacle for a better and more enduring habitation.
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Graeme, Elliott
It may have been true in Milton's day that a book was usually the precious life-blood of a master spirit; but to-day a book is often the product of the least erected spirit that fell.
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Bostwick, Arthur Elmore
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
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
