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A Water There Is, I Must Pass
Riddle

A water there is, I must pass,
A broader water never was;
And yet of all waters I ever did see,
To pass over with less jeopardy.

Notes

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Answer: The Dew.

Thanks and Acknowledgements

The riddle can be found in The Little Mother Goose (1912) illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.

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