I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion--…

John Keats
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I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion-- I have shuddered at it, I shudder no more. I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that. I could die for you. My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet. ✨ John Keats (2013). Delphi Complete Works of John Keats (Illustrated), p.986, Delphi Classics
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