lares and penates

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Her lares and penates range from Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee.

From Time Magazine Archive

Furthermore, they should own their furniture—at least some of it; it should represent their own joint taste; the possession of some lares and penates is a very good basis for a lifetime partnership.

From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by Bigelow, William F. (William Frederick)

But his father had thoughtfully taken an armful of lares and penates; and the accommodating nature of his son was, therefore, more conspicuous.

From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose

Our lares and penates were sent by freight on December 17.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams

"Jove," he murmured, "it's good to be back again to the lares and penates."

From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van