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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω → Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.
soothing: P. κήλησις, ἡ (Plato), παραμυθία, ἡ (Plato).
something that soothes: V. θελκτήριον, τό, μείλιγμα, τό, θέλγητρον, τό; see propitiation.