capital fellow

Example Sentences

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“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

He was no longer considered a capital fellow, but was looked upon as a pushing parvenu.

From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór

"Tom is a capital fellow, and a good parson too."

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

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.

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