war of the elements

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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)

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 Smith, Thomas Barlow

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.