Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
O love, be moderate, allay thy ecstasy, In measure rain thy joy, scant this excess!
A victorious general must know how to employ severity, justness, and mildness by turns, if he would allay sedition or prevent it.
Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.
As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their best efforts to allay them.