hmmm, seems that the line describes an intense, perhaps an idealized romantic love, that transcends the bounds of physical life. shakespeare handled this theme with some success.
imo the line is not loose enough to apply to religious faith
The narrator would like to know at what degree of magnificence would death itself seem to be less than the fruits of passion and love ineffable.
It actually seems to be phrased in a way that questions the validitiy of the "fruits of passion and love ineffable" and it's importance over death.
The way it reads in my head is: "I don't believe that it is possible for the fruits of passion and love ineffable to surpass the magnificence of death itself".
Take a look at what death means from a religious standpoint, entry into Heaven, a wondrous thing. However, the fruits of passion , children, surpass even that.
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