The Negro Speaks of Rivers Quotes

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I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the/ flow of human blood in human veins. (2-3)

"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" (title)

I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. (2-3)

I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it. (7)