... into the air my quiet breath; Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain, While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain- To thy high requiem become a sod." - Ode to a Nightingale. John Keats, 1795-1821 A look back through early ... religions such as Christianity, teach that we have no right to decide when our time on this earth is over. A majority of Christian denominations conclude that the sixth commandment "thou shalt not kill "(King James, Exo. 20.13) stands for one does not hav...

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