war of the elements

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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 Robertson, T.

Thunder and lightning, however, which belonged to that particular war of the elements, are rare in England.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 by Various

“Do!” said Patty, who was wrought up to a tense pitch of excitement by the war of the elements without, and the novelty of the situation within.

From Patty's Summer Days by Wells, Carolyn

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

A quarrel and a tumult threatened; for fierce as the war of the elements was the tempest raging in the breasts of men who had been closest friends.

From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus