countrywomen

"I was just saying that your countrywomen are the most accomplished, the most fascinating, in Europe, and Count von Heinnen laughs at my opinion."

Princess Maritza Percy James Brebner 1893

“I have heard,” said Alice, with a smile, “that your countrywomen are a far more delicate and fragile race than Englishwomen; pale, feeble hot-house plants, unfit for the wear and tear of life, without energy of character, or any slightest degree of physical strength to base it upon.

Sketches and Studies Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 1852

"I have heard," said Alice, with a smile, "that your countrywomen are a far more delicate and fragile race than Englishwomen; pale, feeble hot-house plants, unfit for the wear and tear of life, without energy of character, or any slightest degree of physical strength to base it upon.

The Ancestral Footstep (fragment) Outlines of an English Romance Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

"I have heard," said Alice, with a smile, "that your countrywomen are a far more delicate and fragile race than Englishwomen; pale, feeble hot-house plants, unfit for the wear and tear of life, without energy of character, or any slightest degree of physical strength to base it upon.

Sketches and Studies Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

“apology” for, or rather a vindication of, his countrywomen which is still worth reading and quoting. 343 Nations are but superficial judges of one another: where customs differ they often remark only the salient distinctive points which, when examined, prove to be of minor importance.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Nearly a century ago one Mirza Abú Tálib Khán, an Amildár or revenue collector, after living two years in London, wrote an "apology" for, or rather a vindication of, his countrywomen which is still worth reading and quoting. [

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

As a result, photojournalist Sri Walpola became interested in how his fellow countrywomen manage to recreate the tastes of home on Staten Island.

The New York Public Library: How to Cook Sri Lankan With Cabbage The New York Public Library 2011

The tennis world prepared for a Serbian takeover, with countrywomen Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic gaining steam on the women's tour.

Confident Djokovic Playing Best Tennis of His Career 2011

Right, fellow "Gringos" and countrymen and countrywomen who deride yourselves with negative descrpitive terms?

GRINGOS AND GRINGAS....what's in an appelation? 2009

As a result, photojournalist Sri Walpola became interested in how his fellow countrywomen manage to recreate the tastes of home on Staten Island.

The New York Public Library: How to Cook Sri Lankan With Cabbage The New York Public Library 2011