{"product_id":"the-vintage-coleridge-friendship-tea-towel","title":"The Vintage Coleridge Friendship Tea Towel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAh! Samuel Taylor Coleridge! We could all use a little more poetry and friendship in our lives. Give this to your childhood friend and let her soak up the memories for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommercial grade ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDurable fabric and design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on white flour sack cotton kitchen towel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePremium 58\/58 thread count cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIron on opposite side of the design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDesigned and printed in Georgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Our heavyweight towels measure about 30”x30” and are printed by hand in a tiny red barn in Georgia. The fabric for our tea towels and napkins are a premium 58\/58 thread count cotton with solid hemming on four sides. That means they stand up to repeated washings and iron smooth for when you have company. Our clean, classic designs are the perfect home decor for a rustic, country farmhouse, an elegant city loft or any home that needs some classic Southern charm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCome read our \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Down South House \u0026amp; Home Barn Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/downsouth.house\/blogs\/news\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBarn Blog\u003c\/a\u003e for stories more Southern than train songs, white dirt and Carolina dogs. And come on over to our sister publication, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/salvationsouth.com\" title=\"Salvation South\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSalvation South\u003c\/a\u003e. We're telling Southern stories about hope and healing that are guaranteed to make your heart smile! And check out the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/salvationsouth.store\/\" title=\"Salvation South Store\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSalvation South Store\u003c\/a\u003e for even more Southern goodness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYouth and Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Samuel Taylor Coleridge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerse, a breeze mid blossoms straying,\u003cbr\u003eWhere Hope clung feeding, like a bee—\u003cbr\u003eBoth were mine! Life went a-maying\u003cbr\u003eWith Nature, Hope, and Poesy,\u003cbr\u003eWhen I was young!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I was young?—Ah, woful When!\u003cbr\u003eAh! for the change 'twixt Now and Then!\u003cbr\u003eThis breathing house not built with hands,\u003cbr\u003eThis body that does me grievous wrong,\u003cbr\u003eO'er aery cliffs and glittering sands,\u003cbr\u003eHow lightly then it flashed along:—\u003cbr\u003eLike those trim skiffs, unknown of yore,\u003cbr\u003eOn winding lakes and rivers wide,\u003cbr\u003eThat ask no aid of sail or oar,\u003cbr\u003eThat fear no spite of wind or tide!\u003cbr\u003eNought cared this body for wind or weather\u003cbr\u003eWhen Youth and I lived in't together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlowers are lovely; Love is flower-like;\u003cbr\u003eFriendship is a sheltering tree;\u003cbr\u003eO! the joys, that came down shower-like,\u003cbr\u003eOf Friendship, Love, and Liberty,\u003cbr\u003eEre I was old!\u003cbr\u003eEre I was old? Ah woful Ere,\u003cbr\u003eWhich tells me, Youth's no longer here!\u003cbr\u003eO Youth! for years so many and sweet,\u003cbr\u003e'Tis known, that Thou and I were one,\u003cbr\u003eI'll think it but a fond conceit—\u003cbr\u003eIt cannot be that Thou art gone!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThy vesper-bell hath not yet toll'd:—\u003cbr\u003eAnd thou wert aye a masker bold!\u003cbr\u003eWhat strange disguise hast now put on,\u003cbr\u003eTo make believe, that thou are gone?\u003cbr\u003eI see these locks in silvery slips,\u003cbr\u003eThis drooping gait, this altered size:\u003cbr\u003eBut Spring-tide blossoms on thy lips,\u003cbr\u003eAnd tears take sunshine from thine eyes!\u003cbr\u003eLife is but thought: so think I will\u003cbr\u003eThat Youth and I are house-mates still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDew-drops are the gems of morning,\u003cbr\u003eBut the tears of mournful eve!\u003cbr\u003eWhere no hope is, life's a warning\u003cbr\u003eThat only serves to make us grieve,\u003cbr\u003eWhen we are old:\u003cbr\u003eThat only serves to make us grieve\u003cbr\u003eWith oft and tedious taking-leave,\u003cbr\u003eLike some poor nigh-related guest,\u003cbr\u003eThat may not rudely be dismist;\u003cbr\u003eYet hath outstay'd his welcome while,\u003cbr\u003eAnd tells the jest without the smile.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Down South House \u0026 Home","offers":[{"title":"100% cotton: 3-oz - tight weave","offer_id":45211347910722,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/6469\/6898\/files\/friendshipcoleridgetowel.png?v=1789412126","url":"https:\/\/downsouth.house\/products\/the-vintage-coleridge-friendship-tea-towel","provider":"Down South House \u0026 Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}