capital fellow
Example Sentences
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Weighborne was a capital fellow, one could not help liking him.
From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville
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
I did my best to arrange it so, and your lawyer was a capital fellow to deal with.
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
I must put you under the same treatment as I did Jack Hamlin—do you know him?—a gambler and a capital fellow; you remind me of him.
From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert
Some called him "poor Norwood," and expressed sorrow for him; others said he was a capital fellow, up to everything, and that they were delighted at his coming.
From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James
