By "soft the shelled remains," I think he's trying to dampen the blow caused by war violence or take its power away. Like... take the value away from something that is negative, or soften the shell (check the double meaning, shell as in rough exterior, shell as in shotgun shell).
"Out with cheek and hair" may deal with an end to the "cheek for a cheek" concept most often used to spearhead violence or military activity.
By "soft the shelled remains," I think he's trying to dampen the blow caused by war violence or take its power away. Like... take the value away from something that is negative, or soften the shell (check the double meaning, shell as in rough exterior, shell as in shotgun shell).
"Out with cheek and hair" may deal with an end to the "cheek for a cheek" concept most often used to spearhead violence or military activity.