capital fellow
Example Sentences
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He knew a very capital fellow, and a good sailor, James Wall by name.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
John Brightling, a Cornish miner, a capital fellow, Thirlmere’s constant companion in his prospecting operations for a full year past, was down with fever.
From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.
"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.
Be good to him; he is a capital fellow in his odd, amusing way.
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Bierce, Ambrose
That's only his way; he does not like to be refused things, but he is a capital fellow for all that, and that's why I granted his request.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
