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
But the master spirit was gone, and when we appeared upon the scene, they could make no efficient stand.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by James Johnstone, chevalier de Johnstone
To read great pieces of literature together in the family is to put a personal consecration about the genius-crowned work of the master spirit.
From The American Country Girl by Martha Foote Crow
I no sooner found myself before the Chung-wang than I respected him—he appeared so unmistakably a master spirit, with the innate nobleness of presence of one born to command and govern.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Augustus F. Lindley
"Do you believe," said Napoleon, "that it would be impossible to regenerate Austria if the master spirit who is wanted were found?"
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding
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