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Shakespeare valentines

Say it with Shakespeare this Valentine’s Day! These beautifully illustrated Shakespeare quotes are the perfect thing to share with your valentine. Choose among favorites from plays and poems like Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and more.

Hand-lettered valentines by Andrea LeHeup, SoleilNYC, created for the Folger

Multitonal blue and purple background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal pink and purple background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal peach-colored painted flowers on a lavender background with decorative text over top that reads

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Simple watercolor depiction of two pink tulips against white background, with decorative text over top that reads:

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Rainbow watercolor background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Multitonal pink background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Pink roses background with decorative text inside a pink circle over top that reads:

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A pastel faceted diamond in the background with decorative text over top that reads:

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A pink heart against a pink background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Warm blue and orange circular gradient background, with winged heart over top, and decorative text over top of that, that reads:

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Multitonal blue background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Yellow-green circular gradient background with pink vertical bar over top, and decorative text over top of that, that reads

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Multicolored spraypaint background with decorative text overtop that reads

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Photograph of pink rose in background, with decorative text over top that reads

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Red heard centered on pink background, with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal painted pink/purple background with decorative text over top that reads

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Illustration of a pink wedding cake topped with two hearts; below the illustration is decorative text that reads:

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Green watercolor texture on pink background, with decorative text over top that reads

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Multicolored horizontal stripes with pink rectangle over top. Decorative text, cut out of pink rectangle to reveal multicoloured background, that reads: You kiss by the book. Romeo and Juliet.

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Light blue paint splotches on deep blue background, with decorative text over top that reads:

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Photograph of heart-shaped balloons against sky-blue vignette background, with decorative text over top that reads:

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Multitonal pink background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Orange textured thought bubble over blue background, with decorative text over top that reads: So are you to my thoughts as food is to life. Sonnet 75.

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Multitonal red background with decorative text over top that reads: Bound for the prize of all-too-precious you. Sonnet 86.

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Multitonal pink and purple background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multicolored spray paint background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Caricature of two lovebirds sitting on a tree branch, against a sky blue background, with decorative text over top that reads:

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Multitonal pink background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Caricature of legs of two people standing close against each other as if in an embrace, within an irregular yellow bubble oriented in the top right corner of the card against a hot pink background; decorative text in the center of theb card reads:

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Painted fluffy white clouds against sky blue background with decorative text over top that reads:

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Pink painted flowers against a white background with decorative text over top that reads

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Faded painted sky background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal watercolor blue/green background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal painted pink/purple background with decorative text over top that reads

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Large simple painted flower over multitonal painted pink/purple background with decorative text over top that reads

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Yellow and blue marbled background with decorative text over top that reads

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Large dark orange heart-shaped splatter surrounded by stars on background with decorative text over top that reads

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Image of pink peony in background with decorative text over top that reads

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Illustration of a tall stack of chocolates against a painted pink background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal blue/green floral background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal painted blue/pink background with decorative text over top that reads

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Magenta glimmering background with decorative text over top that reads

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multicolored polka dot background with decorative text over top that reads

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Red heart against orange textured background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multicolored watercolor background with decorative text over top that reads

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Two cartoon snails against a green watercolor background with decorative text above that reads

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Faded photograph of pink peony in the background with decorative text over top that reads

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Red textured background with decorative text over top that reads

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Multitonal painted pink and peach background with decorative text over top that reads

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Pink textured background with decorative text over top that reads

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Pattern of white hearts against a salmon background with decorative text over top that reads

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Red painted tree with hearts for leaves against a pink textured background with decorative text over top that reads

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Bouquet of blue perriwinkles against a textured blue background with decorative text over top that reads

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An animation showing a black silhouette of characters Titania and Bottom from the play A Midsummer Night's Dream against a pink background. The Titania figure lifts, bends, and appears to kiss the Bottom character on the snout. The silhouette fades away and a black decorative title card appears that reads:

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