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She even thinks that up in heaven

Her class lies late and snores

While poor black cherubs rise at seven
To do celestial chores.

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These lines show that the author lived during a time when many blacks were employed as servants to upper-class white women. His poem suggests that a woman he knew (or maybe even worked for) believed that this is what God intended and so even in heaven she expects this regal treatment.
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