capital fellow
Example Sentences
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He's a capital fellow to me, but he's not fond of company.
From The Doctor's Wife by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
"A capital fellow to make trousers, I know, but for his morality I can't vouch."
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
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
“You’re a capital fellow, Ralph Fairbanks,” cried the delighted little urchin.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen
