war of the elements

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For half an hour the war of the elements raged, then ceased as suddenly as it had begun, and the last faint gleam of lightning showed a startling change.

From Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

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 Conrad, Robert Taylor

Then, in the war of the elements, or of man's angry passions, he also lightened and thundered, and swore big guns.

From Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem by Pyle, Howard

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

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