4.  And should the scoffer, in his pride,
     Laugh that fond faith to scorn,
   And bid him cast the pledge aside,
     That he from youth had borne,
   She bade him pause, and ask his breast
     If she or he had loved him best.

5.  A parent’s blessing on her son
     Goes with this holy thing;
   The love that would retain the one,
     Must to the other cling. 
   Remember! ’tis no idle toy: 
     A mother’s gift! remember, boy.

Definitions.—­2.  Pledge, proof, evidence. 3.  In’cense, some-thing offered in honor of anyone.  Faith, belief 4.  Scoff’er, one who laughs at what is good.