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Shakespeare Sonnet 65 (LXV) on Parchment Paper Napkins

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A good celebration is as much about the presentation as it is about food. Serve up the party with custom personalized paper napkins that look good tucked in the collar or draped over your lap.

  • Dimensions: 4.75"l x 4.75"w (folded), 3 ply
  • Printed in full color on your choice of white or ecru colored napkins
  • Coined or standard napkin styles available
  • Sold in quantities of 50
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  • This product is food contact safe
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Shakespeare Sonnet 65 (LXV) on Parchment Paper Napkins

Shakespeare Sonnet 65 (LXV) on Parchment Paper Napkins

What would life be without poetry in general - or Shakespeare in particular? A while back, I decided to make products using Shakespeare's sonnets, but I felt my design was a bit unfulfilled at the time, so I revamped it a bit to something more to my liking. Traditional yet original. The background is a parchment texture I made a while back, and I also found a calligraphic typeface for it that has the almost unique feature of having both historical gravity as well as modern legibility. Obviously there are lots of sonnets to get through, so if you like this design, but cannot find your favourite work by the bard already made in it, please email me at mail@galleryhakon.com to let me know and I'll get to it right away. This particular one is sonnet 65 (LXV), which reads: Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But sad mortality o'ersways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea, Whose action is no stronger than a flower? O! how shall summer's honey breath hold out, Against the wrackful siege of battering days, When rocks impregnable are not so stout, Nor gates of steel so strong but Time decays? O fearful meditation! where, alack, Shall Time's best jewel from Time's chest lie hid? Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back? Or who his spoil of beauty can forbid? O! none, unless this miracle have might, That in black ink my love may still shine bright.

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Excellent detail. The party concept was barbershop conversations. Napkins were half folded, placed along other objects. Will I reorder again, surely will be. Next concept, I can't tell you.🙂 Thanks .
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By Elizabeth J.May 10, 2022Verified Purchase
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Excellent quality and adorable image. Excellent printing and appeared just as I hoped
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Product ID: 256740166782545894
Created on: 10/6/2014, 12:45 PM
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