"The sun has riz, the sun has set, and here we is in Texas yet" (1933)

[Mark A. Mandel]

Larry asks:
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Besides the obvious virtue of its elegance, this
line (in the positive versions) has the very nice
use of "yet" for 'still', which I assume derives
from German influence in Texas, as it does in
Wisconsin.  Any thoughts?

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Why postulate foreign influence?

        O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
        O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
                (By a fellow alumnus)

-- Mark A. Mandel, St. John's College (Annapolis) 1969
[This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]

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