capital fellow
Example Sentences
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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 seems to be a capital fellow, and, as he is a member of the Staten Club, I suppose he needs no further patent of respectability.
From With Edge Tools by Chatfield-Taylor, H. C. (Hobart Chatfield)
Weighborne was a capital fellow, one could not help liking him.
From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville
A capital fellow and a nice little woman.
From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May
"He was a capital fellow at the galleys; but I suspect he 'd prove a very shady acquaintance in more correct company."
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James
