Procyon goes before the Dog; the noble constellation of Orion stretches broad across the sky; almost overhead lucent capella looks down.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
In the winter months, capella, Castor or Pollux in the East, Sirius or any star in Orion's belt in the South, Deneb in the West, and Polaris in the North are equally as good.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
Observe other bright stars farther from Polaris than are Vega and capella and note their movement.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock