I tell you bout the onliest man I knowed come from Virginia.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration
My ma an her chillen wuz the onliest slaves my marster and mistis had.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
A hoss is one of the onliest things in natur' that is helpet by it.
The American Joe Miller|Various
Mississippi died five or six years ago and I'm the onliest one left.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration
The coast is just gettin' like glass, and you're the onliest one to steer the bob.