TOM, PEPPER, AND TRUSTY.

 TOM, PEPPER, AND TRUSTY.

"Therefore, to this dog will I,

Tenderly, not scornfully,

Render praise and favor:

With my hand upon his head

Is my benediction¹ said,

Therefore, and forever."

—E. B. Browning.

1 benediction   

n.祝福；恩赐

参考例句：

• The priest pronounced a benediction over the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony.牧师在婚礼结束时为新婚夫妇祈求上帝赐福。
• He went abroad with his parents' benediction.他带着父母的祝福出国去了。