otium cum dignitate
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The inhabitants were lying about in front of it, evidently enjoying the otium cum dignitate.
From Adventures in Australia by William Henry Giles Kingston
Hewlett owns property in William Street, to the amount of 20,000 dollars; but prefers, unlike many of no more income, a life of industry and economy, to seeking "otium cum dignitate."
From Discussion on American Slavery by Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge
On their great estates in Gaul, in Britain, in Italy, great and polished gentlemen still enjoyed their otium cum dignitate.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
With his hardly-won gains he builds himself a house in the neighbourhood of the school, and lives there in a state of otium cum dignitate.
From The Lighter Side of School Life by Ian Hay
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
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