Suppose Merle promises to keep his crystal and astrological sehemes to himself, or at least only talk of them to you;- they can't hurt you, I should think, sir?
"What Will He Do With It, Book 10."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Finding the last week in October so particularly referred to, and not perceiving any particular event, relative to the war, which happened on any of the days in that week, I thought it possible that they were marked by some astrological superstition, to which the greatest politicians have been subject.
"The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)"
Edmund Burke
This is curious, as the question is not astrological.
"A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)"
Augustus de Morgan