capital fellow
Example Sentences
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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 is not only a capital fellow, but he has a large fortune—ten times as large, I venture to say, as your Lambertis have."
From The Front Yard by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
"A capital fellow, after all, a capital fellow," he kept on saying.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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
He is a gentleman by birth, well educated, and a capital fellow every way.
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by Adams, H.C.
