Sublime Porte
Britishnoun
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Congressmen before whose names the people have written "ex" instead of "X" become ambassadors to the Sublime Porte or Commissioners of This and That.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Labouchere will negotiate with the Sublime Porte himself, at half Sir H. Drummond Wolff's salary, and promise not to grumble.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887 by Various
We cannot conceive what benefit the Sublime Porte derives from this vain delay.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various
France is the old friend and ally of the Sublime Porte, the natural enemy of Russia.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various
It will be remembered that Commodore Porter was the first envoy ever sent by the United States' government to the Sublime Porte.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
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