All 3 Uses of
allay
in
The Aeneid
- In fear of this, the Father of the Gods Confin'd their fury to those dark abodes, And lock'd 'em safe within, oppress'd with mountain loads; Impos'd a king, with arbitrary sway, To loose their fetters, or their force allay.†
Book 1 *
- Thus while he dealt it round, the pious chief With cheerful words allay'd the common grief: "Endure, and conquer!†
Book 1
- Th' ethereal vigor is in all the same, And every soul is fill'd with equal flame; As much as earthy limbs, and gross allay Of mortal members, subject to decay, Blunt not the beams of heav'n and edge of day.†
Book 6
Definition:
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(allay) reduce the intensity of; or calm