The one assuagement for the pain in her own heart seemed to be the alleviation of the pain in other hearts.
"A Manifest Destiny"
Julia Magruder
During these days that were lifting now, each its frankly lashing tail of terror, there were smiles all along the way for Lilly-old faces smiling at and young faces with her, often to the assuagement of the tightening knot of terror at her heart.
"Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl"
Fannie Hurst
The longing had been there all the night and all the day, except when it was quieted by the shadowy assuagement of his visions; and now with the first return of his consciousness to present conditions, came resolve.
"Home Again"
George MacDonald