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.
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