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

Mr. Disraeli has over and over again flung in the face of Mr. Gladstone the fact that Bright, and not he, is the master spirit of Radicalism.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin

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

All other beings who approached Goethe either were, or had been, or might be, more or less modified by the action of that universal and master spirit.

From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Mr. Grenville was the master spirit of the British ministry.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll