war of the elements
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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
Nevertheless the war of the elements seemed to touch him but little; the glare of life broke dimly through the thickening ice of death.
From The Campaner Thal and Other Writings by Jean Paul
Fear gave way to excitement; and the idea of perishing amid this terrible war of the elements was worth years of the monotony of every-day life.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 by Various
One thing was certain, that though the battle might have ceased the war of the elements was raging more furiously than ever.
From Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars by T. Robertson
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
