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 Alfred Pearse
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 W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes
The wind still howled, and the thunder still roared; but in the fiercest war of the elements, I fancied I could every now and then hear the piercing shrieks sent up to heaven for assistance.
From The Little Savage by Frederick Marryat
They carried her out from the desolate homestead, and laid her cold remains beneath the grassy sod, where neither the war of the elements, nor of human passions could ever disturb her more.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
The fourth day the fog was less dense, and those on board could see for some distance, but the sun was invisible, and the war of the elements was raging with increasing fury.
From Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days by Thomas Barlow Smith
