capital fellow
Example Sentences
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He would have been made into a capital fellow by a little course of fagging when he was a youngster?”
From The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich by Drayson, A.W.
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
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
He has become really a capital fellow, who knows something, and has his heart pretty much in the right place, like us all.
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Graeme, Elliott
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
