capital fellow

Example Sentences

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"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

You have no idea what a capital fellow he is!... true as steel ... silent as the grave....

From The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

A capital fellow and a nice little woman.

From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May

This man is up to everything; he is a capital fellow.

From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór

Weighborne was a capital fellow, one could not help liking him.

From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville