If this solid earth came from elements dissolved by "fluent heat," and man was the last result; then he, who is now enduring fears and sorrows and the battering "shocks of doom," typifies "this work of time" on natural objects; for he must be, as they have been, in process of being moulded for a higher state.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty
What's the use of battering these doors down and arousing the town when you might get the keys from him, and maybe get in quietly?
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
Barring the trees and bushes that have grown on the walls, the battering looks as if it had only been done yesterday.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch