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King Edward VII was sympathique and un gaillard; the Princes of Wales, who may one day be Edward VIII, is also sympathique.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is what they call here un fort gaillard.'

From The Red Cross Barge by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

I danced however, at Myconius' suggestion, a gaillard alone.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav

Upon this I made my bow, and as I went out of the room could hear him say, "Ma foi! c'est un beau garcon; c'est un gaillard."

From The Adventures of Roderick Random by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

"Ah!" cried one, "a gaillard from the battery."

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James