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Shakespeare Sonnet 129 (CXXIX) on Parchment Mouse Pad

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  • Dimensions: 23.49 cm l x 19.68 cm w
  • High quality, full-colour printing
  • Durable and dust and stain resistant cloth cover
  • Non-slip rubber backing
  • Designer Tip: To ensure the highest quality print, please note that this product’s customisable design area measures 23.49 cm x 19.68 cm

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Shakespeare Sonnet 129 (CXXIX) on Parchment Mouse Pad

Shakespeare Sonnet 129 (CXXIX) on Parchment Mouse Pad

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 129 (CXXIX), which reads: The expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action: and till action, lust Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame, Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust; Enjoyed no sooner but despised straight; Past reason hunted; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallowed bait, On purpose laid to make the taker mad. Mad in pursuit and in possession so; Had, having, and in quest to have extreme; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe; Before, a joy proposed; behind a dream. All this the world well knows; yet none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.

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Item was well packed and arrived quickly. The item was of great quality, beautiful colours and well made.
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By Marie M.28 January 2022Verified Purchase
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First time ordering with Zazzle so did not know what to expect but it was delivered promptly and has a lovely feel. Wanted a new mouse mat & only ones available were $2 cheap & nasty. Use it with the Peacock Eyes at the top and it looks and feel great. Very happy with printing colours excellent.
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By F.16 June 2020Verified Purchase
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The experience buying from Zazzle was great -- the custom made product arrived much faster than I expected (I am in Australia) and they kept me updated with progress emails. The product itself is good quality and I like the simplistic elegant design. The only criticism I have is that it's not really accurately represented by the picture provided. I thought that the mousepad would be a non-porous or laminate surface and as such the gold writing would actually shine against the soft pink. However the design is printed on a thick fabric surface, so the gold colour is just the shade of gold but doesn't stand out from the pink background. (See picture) FYI the soft pink is stronger in real life than in my personal picture. Good quality printing, slightly different look to what I expected. It also smells quite strong on arrival but it's only been a day so this may fade. FYI the soft pink is stronger in real life than in my personal picture.

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Added on 7/10/14, 9:42 am
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