Sentence:  She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and clouds about her, that <WSD>tempered</WSD> the light into a thousand beautiful shades and colours. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.