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
The cattle and goats were driven over, and the mats, calabashes, and other lares and penates, with the assegais and clubs of Sobèdè, were taken to Manciya’s kraal.
From The White Hecatomb And other Stories by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
"Jove," he murmured, "it's good to be back again to the lares and penates."
From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van
We had been quartered in this border town for more than a year, and the senior officers’ lady-wives had brought their lares and penates in three bullock-carts a-piece.
From Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories by Merriman, Henry Seton
Bear it reverently to your home, hang it among your lares and penates, cherish it, and dying, mention it within your will, bequeathing it as a rich legacy unto your issue!
From Lone Star Planet by Piper, H. Beam
