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It is (often) an emphatic form.

So, tell me, Mrs Jones, about this son of yours! I hear he's an accomplished singer, mathematician, and painter.

 

This ol' heart of mine has been skipping a few beats lately, doc.

 

She'd better start cleaning up after that dog of hers!

"ole" or "ol'" = "old" (so-called "eye-dialect").

It is (often) an emphatic form.

So, tell me, Mrs Jones, about this son of yours! I hear he's an accomplished singer, mathematician, and painter.

This ol' heart of mine has been skipping a few beats lately, doc.

She'd better start cleaning up after that dog of hers!

"ole" or "ol'" = "old" (so-called "eye-dialect").

It is (often) an emphatic form.

So, tell me, Mrs Jones, about this son of yours! I hear he's an accomplished singer, mathematician, and painter.

This old heart of mine has been skipping a few beats lately, doc.

She'd better start cleaning up after that dog of hers!

It is (often) an emphatic form.

So, tell me, Mrs Jones, about this son of yours! I hear he's an accomplished singer, mathematician, and painter.

This ol' heart of mine has been skipping a few beats lately, doc.

She'd better start cleaning up after that dog of hers!

"ole" or "ol'" = "old" (so-called "eye-dialect").

It is (often) an emphatic form.

So, tell me, Mrs Jones, about this son of yours! I hear he's an accomplished singer, mathematician, and painter.

This ole heart of mine has been skipping a few beats lately, doc.

She'd better start cleaning up after that dog of hers!

It is (often) an emphatic form.

So, tell me, Mrs Jones, about this son of yours! I hear he's an accomplished singer, mathematician, and painter.

This old heart of mine has been skipping a few beats lately, doc.

She'd better start cleaning up after that dog of hers!