The lives of all are in the hands of Him who knows best whether to preserve it or no, and to His will do I resign myself. My character and good name … - Horatio Nelson

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The lives of all are in the hands of Him who knows best whether to preserve it or no, and to His will do I resign myself. My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied, and, if anything happens to me recollect death is a debt we must all pay, and whether now or in a few years hence can be but of little consequence.