war of the elements
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The war of the elements increased to such a pitch, that the guest was induced to pass the night in his new quarters.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 by Various
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
But in witnessing even the war of the elements at sea, a sailor often finds a strange, wild pleasure.
From O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas by Gordon Stables
The war of the elements is over, and the ship glides peacefully into its destined harbour.
From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various
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
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