'Tis t' lil things I maade fer 'ee afore tha was born.

"'Tis the lil cleathes fer t' baaby.

hah, En de active lil flea, En de lil

I remebers that me and some other lil gals had a play house, but when they came nigh I got skeered.

"Yore lil haands is always maddlin'.

I couldn't bae roough with yo, Ally, anny more than Nad, oop yon, could bae roough wi' t' lil laambs.

My beautymy lil laass.

Lil-nâs is not "to mankind" but "to men," in the sense of "to everybody."

"Dat Henry Hooker," criticized Tump, "allus was a lil ole dried-up snake in de grass.

"You ain't done nothin' but set an' turn th'ugh books an' write on a lil piece o' paper.

"But, Mother" he began defensively, "I" "Me sweatin' over de wash-pot," the negress went on, "so's you could go up North an' learn a lil sense; heah you comes back chasin' a dutty slut!"

Look, Assy, my deearthere's t' lil rawb, wi' t' lil slaves, so prettyan' t' flanny petticutan' t' lil vasstsee.

"I heared Tump got into a lil trouble wid de jailer las' night.

T' misses is in there wi' t' lil uns.

I gits me a lil bag o' pure fresh flaxseed, an I sprinkle it all roun de bed; den I put some on top of da mattress, an under de sheet.

I doctered 'em up wid a lil vinegar an' sody, an' dey is 'bout as pink as dey ever wuz.