otium cum dignitate
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As it was, the General was independent and he enjoyed his otium cum dignitate without any attempt at interruption or annoyance from tale-bearers.
From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Joseph Barry
Chester Terrace may, therefore, be said to associate otium cum dignitate, since these arches give a splendid finish to the range of handsome residences.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829 by Various
Here sat the M.P. enjoying the otium cum dignitate, in a handsome morning gown, with bundles of parliamentary papers and a little stack of letters on the table.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Elizabeth Hely Walshe
Your aristocratic Briton frequents not the public saloon, preferring the otium cum dignitate of the private club.
From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge
And then the schoolmaster, the chief figure in the group, would be found to have the otium cum dignitate, and especially the former, in a higher sense than is now known.
From Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
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