Lord Uncle Tom
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Lord Uncle Tom was different from What other nobles are. For they are yellow or pink, I think, But he was black as tar.
He had his Father's debonair And rather easy pride: But his complexion and his hair
Were from the mother's side.
He often mingled in debate And latterly displayed
Experience of peculiar weight Upon the Cocoa-trade. But now He speaks no more. The Bill Which he could not abide, It preyed upon his mind until He sickened, paled, and died.