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
The state machinery of Austria has grown rusty, and it would be hard even for a master spirit to set it in motion.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding
Under the influence of the master spirit, the disposition of Hill underwent wonderful changes.
From The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, by Allan Pinkerton
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 Arthur Elmore Bostwick
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
