war of the elements
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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)
How utterly helpless and insignificant I felt amid the war of the elements.
From The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific by Pearse, Alfred
The boat that adventures to a wreck meets with disaster itself occasionally; and in the war of the elements some of its gallant crew have sometimes been the first of its victims.”
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
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
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 Marryat, Frederick
