capital fellow
Example Sentences
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"A capital fellow to make trousers, I know, but for his morality I can't vouch."
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
He was no longer considered a capital fellow, but was looked upon as a pushing parvenu.
From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór
Oh that I had made full use of them! what a capital fellow I should be!
From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Hoare, Edward N.
Donna Victoria—Well, I'm not a capital fellow; but I was made for a gentleman—gentleman!
From The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts by O'Keeffe, John
"He may be a capital fellow," I remarked, "but he is not very choice in his language."
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
