war of the elements
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How utterly helpless and insignificant I felt amid the war of the elements.
From The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific by Pearse, Alfred
They found that during a winter's storm the old building had finally yielded to the war of the elements.
From Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School by Chapman, Allen
It was all the same though, since both were bitter enemies to fire; and presently the merry war of the elements, that has gone on since the world began, would be in full play.
From The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol by Carter, Herbert
She must needs be on deck, so I fastened her to one of the masts with a rope and held on next to her while we watched the war of the elements.
From Marjorie by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
But the captain was inexorable, and seizing the wheel himself, he defied the war of the elements, and steered the vessel on her ordinary course.
From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)
